Riddle Of The Riddle | Senderovich | Taylor & Francis eBooks, Referen

ABSTRACT

First Published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

chapter 1|2 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|8 pages

Methodological Reflections

chapter 3|7 pages

What is the Folk Riddle from Oral Tradition?

chapter 4|6 pages

The Problem of Riddle’s Functioning

chapter 5|3 pages

The Folk Riddle: Genus and Species

chapter 6|8 pages

The True Riddle

chapter 7|6 pages

The True Riddle and Its Environs

chapter 8|5 pages

Classification and Taxonomy

chapter 9|4 pages

Classification According to Archer Taylor

chapter 10|5 pages

The Post-Taylorian Perspective

chapter 11|6 pages

The Folk Riddle as a Figure of Concealment

chapter 12|5 pages

The Implicit Target of the Riddle

chapter 13|4 pages

The Nexus of Morphology and Function

chapter 14|6 pages

Modes of Teasing and the Psychology of Riddling

chapter 15|4 pages

In the Wings of Taylor’s Classification

chapter 16|10 pages

The Eidetic Core of the Folk Riddle

chapter 17|7 pages

The Genetic Code and the Mechanisms of Morphological Change

chapter 18|4 pages

A Review of the Figurative Properties of the Folk Riddle

chapter 19|6 pages

The Poetic Form of the Folk Riddle

chapter 20|3 pages

Final Notes

chapter 21|4 pages

Summary