ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Folktales are stories in the oral tradition, or tales that people tell each other out loud, rather than stories in written form. They’re closely related to many storytelling traditions, including fables, myths, and fairy tales.

Detailed explanation-2: -This page will introduce you to the most common folklore genres: fairy tales, legends, myths, tall tales, and fables.

Detailed explanation-3: -Folklore is divided into three categories: verbal, partly verbal or customary, and non-verbal or material culture. Oral folklore includes all tradition we learn and pass on by word of mouth.

Detailed explanation-4: -Material culture:folk art, vernacular architecture, textiles, modified mass-produced objects. Music: traditional, folk, and world music. Narrative: legends, urban legends, fairy tales, folk tales, personal experience narratives. Verbal art: jokes, proverbs, word games. More items