J W Ashton
Biographic Data
| ID | 411697 |
|---|---|
| NAME | J W Ashton |
| GIVEN NAMES | J W |
| FAMILY NAME | Ashton |
| SIGNATURE | ASHTON J W |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 37 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 37 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1932 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1971 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The English Mummers and Their Plays: Traces of Ancient Mystery
The Fool and His Scepter: A Study in Clowns and Jesters and Their Audience
This article explores the complex relationship between the fool, the jester, and their audience, arguing that the fool's power derives from his ability to embody and express the anxieties and contradictions of society. Ashton and Willeford examine the fool's role as a scapegoat, a truth-teller, and a symbol of both wisdom and folly. They analyze various historical and literary examples of fools and jesters, including the court jester, the carniva…
Three Twentieth Century Treatments of the Story of Odysseus
Folktale and Hero-Tale Motifs in the Odes of Pindar
The Fairies in Tradition and Literature
Fairies fascinate young and old alike. To some they offer tantalizing glimpses of other worlds, to others a subversive counterpoint to human arrogance and weakness. Like no other author, Katharine Briggs throughout her work communicated the thrill and delight of the world of fairies, and in this book she articulated for the first time the history of that world in tradition and literature. From every period and every country, poets and storyteller…
Growing up in the Cooper Country: Boyhood Recollections of the New York Frontier
Folklore of Shakespeare
Amish Society
Lore of Our Land: A Book of American Folklore
Wisconsin Lore: Antics and Anecdotes of Wisconsin People and Places
The Ballad Revival: Studies in the Influence of Popular on Sophisticated Poetry
The Critics and the Ballad
The Carnegie Foundation Study of Graduate Education: A Review Essay
The Carnegie Foundation Study of Graduate Education: A Review Essay
A Half-Century of Change in the State University
Additional informationNotes on contributorsJ. W. AshtonJ. W. Ashton is vice-president of Indiana University
Folklore in American Literature
Notes on Children's Taunts, Teases, etc
Fabulous Beasts
Blue Fairy Book
Corn Country
Encyclopedia of Literature
A Treasury of New England Folklore
Town Meeting Country
Intimations of Eve
Alberta Folklore Quarterly
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A Fourth European Tar Baby Story
Jack A Kent: The Evolution of a Folk Figure
Folk-Lore from Adams County, Illinois
Signs, Omens, and Portents in Nebraska Folklore
"Rymes of… Randolf, Erl of Chestre"
Mythology and the Renaissance Tradition in English Poetry
Some Jump Rope Rhymes from Iowa
California Folklore Quarterly
Shores of Darkness
Some Folk Etymologies for Place Names
A Dictionary of World Literature
The Story of the Sacred Harp, 1844-1944
Alberta Folklore Quarterly
Town Meeting Country
Intimations of Eve
Corn Country
Encyclopedia of Literature
A Treasury of New England Folklore
Blue Fairy Book
Fabulous Beasts
Notes on Children's Taunts, Teases, etc
A Half-Century of Change in the State University
Additional informationNotes on contributorsJ. W. AshtonJ. W. Ashton is vice-president of Indiana University
Folklore in American Literature
The Carnegie Foundation Study of Graduate Education: A Review Essay
The Carnegie Foundation Study of Graduate Education: A Review Essay
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