Reviewed Work: Man and Beast in American Comic Legend by Richard M. Dorson

Abstract

This book contains essays on the Marchen, originally presented at symposia held under the auspices of the Institut fur Jugendbuchforschung at the Universitat of Frankfurt and its director Klaus Doderer. The authors, scholars in folklore, mass communication, sociology, pedagogy, psychology and comparative literature, offer their views on the reception, modification, and social impact of the European folktale on children and adults in modern Western civilization.