Ancient Greek folklore
Ancient Greek folklore includes genres such as
fairytales."[1]
Specific genres of folklore have been the topic of scholarly examination, including ghostlore. For example, classicist D. Felton notes that "the Greeks and Romans had many folk-beliefs concerning ghosts", and highlights a variety of instances of the genre in the Classical record.[2]
Historically, classicists rarely delved into folklore studies.[3]
See also
Notes
- ^ Hansen 2019, p. xxv
- ^ Felton 2010, p. 4–8
- ^ Anderson 2006, p. IX; "...classicists, in particular, tend to ... ignore folklore as a subject in its own right."
References
- Anderson, Graham (2006). Greek and Roman Folklore: A Handbook. ISBN 9780313335754.
- Felton, D (2010). Haunted Greece and Rome: Ghost Stories from Classical Antiquity. ISBN 978-0-292-78924-1.
- Hansen, William (2019). The Book of Greek and Roman Folktales, Legends, and Myths. ISBN 9780691195926.