Desperate Father or Murderous Fool? The Genesis of One Migratory Legend of Poverty, Fecundity and Multiple Birth
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5970144 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sarah J Davies (0000-0003-3001-6006, University of the West of England, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 54 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 81-97 |
| Publication date | 2016-07-02 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Folk Life (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0430-8778 • E-ISSN: 1759-670X |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/04308778.2016.1227663 |
| OpenAlex | W2532937695 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
This study explores attitudes expressed in one specific Devon legend, concerning the multiple birth of seven children, as it was told in early seventeenth-century England. A diachronic study of related Western European narratives offers fresh insights. These earlier legends reveal how certain elements were discarded whilst others were retained within this migratory tale. The focal point of this story evolves over time from the medieval stigma attached to multiple births and towards the relationship between faith, fate, family size and household economics
Ancient history · Art · Art history · Faith · Fecundity · Genealogy · Geography · Legend · Literature · Narrative · Political science · Population · Poverty · Sociology · Theology · Demography · Historical Economic and Social Studies · Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes · History · Law · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 0.25 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2022 - 2022 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |