Includes bibliographical references (p. 518-589) and index.
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The problem of tradition -- Folklore and ideology during the Gilded Age -- The English connection, from cultural survivals to cultural studies -- Studies -- The Americanization of the Brothers Grimm -- Martha Warren Beckwith and the rise of academic authority -- Alfred Shoemaker and the discovery of American folklife -- Henry W. Shoemaker and the fable of public folklore -- Richard Dorson and the great debates -- Displaying American tradition in folk arts.