关键词:
Nonfiction
Research & development--R&D
Memorials & monuments
Book reviews
摘要:
Encyclopedia of American Folklore is part of the Facts On File Library of American Literature series, which also includes American drama, short stories, and the Harlem Renaissance. Other sections include "Starting Points for Researching American Folklore," which outlines steps for research by explaining question formulation, use of the library, and accessing the existing body of folklore knowledge; "Selected Bibliography of American Folklore," which arranges resource types for further research into categories (dictionaries, encyclopedias, guides and directories, and so on); and "Entries by Category," which breaks down "folklore inquiry" into specific areas, including folk heroes and legendary figures, cultural groups, and more.