Martin Puhvel
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 685958 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Martin Puhvel |
| NOMBRES | Martin |
| APELLIDO | Puhvel |
| FIRMA | PUHVEL M |
| AFILIACIONES | McGill University |
| VERIFICADO | No |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 18 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 9 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 18 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 1960 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 1991 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
Kalevala Mythology
Mephostophilis's manipulation of Faustus
The Mighty She-Trolls of Icelandic Saga and Folktale
THE she-trolls of Icelandic saga and folktale seem, in general, similar to their male counterparts to the extent that one would normally expect females to be to males.' On the whole less militant, they are nevertheless, similarly, for the most part a rather sinister crew, ranging in negative disposition from cannibalistic propensity and general homicidal inclination to mere mischievousness towards human beings. Like the males, they are, however, …
The Ride Around Beowulf's Barrow
Snow and Mist in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight —Portents of the Otherworld
The Mystery of the Cross-Roads
FEW phenomena or situations in nature have intrigued, teased, or tantalized the mind of man more than the meeting and parting of ways. The mighty rise of a mountain might challenge his courage and athletic instincts to try the steep ascent and lead him, if frustrated, to imagine that supernatural powers hinder his upward climb or even purpose to plunge him down to his destruction. The depths of the waters would repulse the diver and bar his downw…
The Revenants in ‘The Wife of Usher's Well’
The Deicidal Otherworld Weapon in Celtic and Germanic Mythic Tradition
(1972). The Deicidal Otherworld Weapon in Celtic and Germanic Mythic Tradition. Folklore: Vol. 83, No. 3, pp. 210-219
Songs of Creation among the Fenno-Ugrians around the Baltic
A considerable body of folk-poetry recorded, in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, in Estonia and Finland, as well as among the Ingrians then inhabiting the area between these nations,' features the laying of bird eggs which yield cosmic products, in one category the earth itself. Let us first turn our attention to the Estonian song of eggcreation, which in fundamental aspects stands apart from the others. The basic general pattern of this …
The Swimming Prowess of Beowulf
THE fantastic swimming prowess of Beowulf may well stand out as one of the most amazing abilities of a hero endowed with seemingly supernatural powers. On his youthful swim adventure with Breca Beowulf braves for six or seven days' rough, wintry waves on the open sea. In the course of refuting Unfer6's claim that he had been bested in swimming by Breca, the Geatish hero asserts that he possessed greater 'water strength' than anybody else; still h…
The Might of Grendel's Mother
THE figure and role of Grendel's Mother in Beowulfpose a puzzling paradox. When, on her revenge-attack in Heorot, she carries off the retainer IEschere, she fails to stand and fight with the Danes, who had proved such inferior opponents for her son, but flees in all haste back to her mere-retreat. Her evil exploit is thus of a rather dubious nature from the point of view of blood revenge the actual slayer Beowulf and his men get off scot-free. Wh…
Beowulf and Irish Battle Rage
IT is repeatedly stated in Beowulf that the great Geat is in and before battle 'angry', 'furious', 'enraged'. When he engages Grendel at close quarters, yrre waeron begen / repe renweardas.1 And in the struggle with Grendel's Mother, Beowulf is described as yrre oretta 'angry warrior' and shortly thereafter we are told as follows: bregd Pa beadwe heard, Pa he gebolgen wees, / feorhgenidlan, Pet heo on flet gebeah.2 While, strictly psychologically…
Beowulf's Slaying of Daghraefn — a Connection with Irish Myth
Searching for possible Germanic parallels, we may first turn to Grettis Saga on account of its established connections with Beowulf. We find that the immensely strong Icelander never slays an adversary through the use of brute strength. True enough, his strength serves him in good stead in his fight with the troll-woman at Sandhaugar, his struggles with the physically mighty revenants of Glam and Karr the Old, and in the fight with the bear whose…
Beowulf and Celtic Under-Water Adventure
The Legend of the Devil-haunted Card Players in Northern Europe
MORALISTS in the Christian civilization have in all times looked askance at gambling. Chaucer's Pardoner's eloquent, if hypocritical, denunciation of its evils is by no means an isolated phenomenon. And that the precepts and prejudices of moralists are borne out by myth and tradition is far from uncommon in folklore, nor, of course, altogether coincidental; while it must not be assumed that legends illustrating the dire consequences of sin are ge…
The Seal in the Folklore of Northern Europe
(1963). The Seal in the Folklore of Northern Europe. Folklore: Vol. 74, No. 1, pp. 326-333
The Legend of the Church-Building Troll in Northern Europe
ONE of the more persistent and folkloristically intriguing traditions of northern Europe concerns the reputed erection of mighty structures by supernatural creatures. But more than any of the other structures involved palaces, castles, bridges, etc. the Gothic churches, with their seemingly sky-piercing spires, have teased popular fancy into concluding that these must be the work of more than human hands. The spreading tradition, initially doubtl…
New Light on an Old Custom
What lies behind this apparent expression of flippant ill temper in an age when curses and wishes of ill luck were looked upon with far greater awe than they are now? We can hardly doubt that the zealously moralistic author, while perhaps exaggerating, as he often obviously does, is giving us a glimpse of an actual practice. It seems possible that the perhaps cloistered writer failed to grasp the motivation and significance of this curious, on th…
The Mystery of the Cross-Roads
FEW phenomena or situations in nature have intrigued, teased, or tantalized the mind of man more than the meeting and parting of ways. The mighty rise of a mountain might challenge his courage and athletic instincts to try the steep ascent and lead him, if frustrated, to imagine that supernatural powers hinder his upward climb or even purpose to plunge him down to his destruction. The depths of the waters would repulse the diver and bar his downw…
The Might of Grendel's Mother
THE figure and role of Grendel's Mother in Beowulfpose a puzzling paradox. When, on her revenge-attack in Heorot, she carries off the retainer IEschere, she fails to stand and fight with the Danes, who had proved such inferior opponents for her son, but flees in all haste back to her mere-retreat. Her evil exploit is thus of a rather dubious nature from the point of view of blood revenge the actual slayer Beowulf and his men get off scot-free. Wh…
Snow and Mist in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight —Portents of the Otherworld
The Deicidal Otherworld Weapon in Celtic and Germanic Mythic Tradition
(1972). The Deicidal Otherworld Weapon in Celtic and Germanic Mythic Tradition. Folklore: Vol. 83, No. 3, pp. 210-219
The Legend of the Devil-haunted Card Players in Northern Europe
MORALISTS in the Christian civilization have in all times looked askance at gambling. Chaucer's Pardoner's eloquent, if hypocritical, denunciation of its evils is by no means an isolated phenomenon. And that the precepts and prejudices of moralists are borne out by myth and tradition is far from uncommon in folklore, nor, of course, altogether coincidental; while it must not be assumed that legends illustrating the dire consequences of sin are ge…
The Seal in the Folklore of Northern Europe
(1963). The Seal in the Folklore of Northern Europe. Folklore: Vol. 74, No. 1, pp. 326-333
New Light on an Old Custom
What lies behind this apparent expression of flippant ill temper in an age when curses and wishes of ill luck were looked upon with far greater awe than they are now? We can hardly doubt that the zealously moralistic author, while perhaps exaggerating, as he often obviously does, is giving us a glimpse of an actual practice. It seems possible that the perhaps cloistered writer failed to grasp the motivation and significance of this curious, on th…
The Legend of the Church-Building Troll in Northern Europe
ONE of the more persistent and folkloristically intriguing traditions of northern Europe concerns the reputed erection of mighty structures by supernatural creatures. But more than any of the other structures involved palaces, castles, bridges, etc. the Gothic churches, with their seemingly sky-piercing spires, have teased popular fancy into concluding that these must be the work of more than human hands. The spreading tradition, initially doubtl…
The Seal in the Folklore of Northern Europe
(1963). The Seal in the Folklore of Northern Europe. Folklore: Vol. 74, No. 1, pp. 326-333
Beowulf and Celtic Under-Water Adventure
The Legend of the Devil-haunted Card Players in Northern Europe
MORALISTS in the Christian civilization have in all times looked askance at gambling. Chaucer's Pardoner's eloquent, if hypocritical, denunciation of its evils is by no means an isolated phenomenon. And that the precepts and prejudices of moralists are borne out by myth and tradition is far from uncommon in folklore, nor, of course, altogether coincidental; while it must not be assumed that legends illustrating the dire consequences of sin are ge…
Beowulf's Slaying of Daghraefn — a Connection with Irish Myth
Searching for possible Germanic parallels, we may first turn to Grettis Saga on account of its established connections with Beowulf. We find that the immensely strong Icelander never slays an adversary through the use of brute strength. True enough, his strength serves him in good stead in his fight with the troll-woman at Sandhaugar, his struggles with the physically mighty revenants of Glam and Karr the Old, and in the fight with the bear whose…
Beowulf and Irish Battle Rage
IT is repeatedly stated in Beowulf that the great Geat is in and before battle 'angry', 'furious', 'enraged'. When he engages Grendel at close quarters, yrre waeron begen / repe renweardas.1 And in the struggle with Grendel's Mother, Beowulf is described as yrre oretta 'angry warrior' and shortly thereafter we are told as follows: bregd Pa beadwe heard, Pa he gebolgen wees, / feorhgenidlan, Pet heo on flet gebeah.2 While, strictly psychologically…
The Might of Grendel's Mother
THE figure and role of Grendel's Mother in Beowulfpose a puzzling paradox. When, on her revenge-attack in Heorot, she carries off the retainer IEschere, she fails to stand and fight with the Danes, who had proved such inferior opponents for her son, but flees in all haste back to her mere-retreat. Her evil exploit is thus of a rather dubious nature from the point of view of blood revenge the actual slayer Beowulf and his men get off scot-free. Wh…
Songs of Creation among the Fenno-Ugrians around the Baltic
A considerable body of folk-poetry recorded, in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, in Estonia and Finland, as well as among the Ingrians then inhabiting the area between these nations,' features the laying of bird eggs which yield cosmic products, in one category the earth itself. Let us first turn our attention to the Estonian song of eggcreation, which in fundamental aspects stands apart from the others. The basic general pattern of this …
The Swimming Prowess of Beowulf
THE fantastic swimming prowess of Beowulf may well stand out as one of the most amazing abilities of a hero endowed with seemingly supernatural powers. On his youthful swim adventure with Breca Beowulf braves for six or seven days' rough, wintry waves on the open sea. In the course of refuting Unfer6's claim that he had been bested in swimming by Breca, the Geatish hero asserts that he possessed greater 'water strength' than anybody else; still h…
The Deicidal Otherworld Weapon in Celtic and Germanic Mythic Tradition
(1972). The Deicidal Otherworld Weapon in Celtic and Germanic Mythic Tradition. Folklore: Vol. 83, No. 3, pp. 210-219
The Revenants in ‘The Wife of Usher's Well’
The Mystery of the Cross-Roads
FEW phenomena or situations in nature have intrigued, teased, or tantalized the mind of man more than the meeting and parting of ways. The mighty rise of a mountain might challenge his courage and athletic instincts to try the steep ascent and lead him, if frustrated, to imagine that supernatural powers hinder his upward climb or even purpose to plunge him down to his destruction. The depths of the waters would repulse the diver and bar his downw…
Snow and Mist in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight —Portents of the Otherworld
The Ride Around Beowulf's Barrow
The Mighty She-Trolls of Icelandic Saga and Folktale
THE she-trolls of Icelandic saga and folktale seem, in general, similar to their male counterparts to the extent that one would normally expect females to be to males.' On the whole less militant, they are nevertheless, similarly, for the most part a rather sinister crew, ranging in negative disposition from cannibalistic propensity and general homicidal inclination to mere mischievousness towards human beings. Like the males, they are, however, …
Mephostophilis's manipulation of Faustus
Kalevala Mythology
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