Course aims:

Knowing, understanding and a correct using of fundamental ideas concerning concepts specific to Literary Folklore.
Integration in a coherent structure of main theorizations and value landmarks recognised in Literary Folklore as well as in connected domains.
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Course Entry Requirements:

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Course contents:

Literary Folklore: The folklore Epic: The Fairy-tale. The Story. The Legend. The Anecdote. The Ballad; The Folklore Lyricism; Aspects of the folklore dramatic genre; Paremiology: the aphoristic folklore /sententious/enigmatic: proverbs, sayings, riddles Interferences: folk literature – educated literature; Folklore – mark of the identity of a people.

Teaching methods:

Power Point Lecture Problem raising and Learning by discovery Conversation and text commentary; exemplification.

Learning outcomes:

Interpretation and critical evaluation of Literary Folklore in different contexts Presenting a professional viewpoint on the literary phenomenon starting from the positions expressed in the specialised critical bibliography.

Learning outcomes verification and assessment criteria:

Interpretation and critical evaluation of Literary Folklore in different contexts Presenting a professional viewpoint on the literary phenomenon starting from the positions expressed in the specialised critical bibliography.

Recommended reading:

Ovidiu Bârlea, Folclorul românesc, Editura Minerva, Bucureşti, 1983, -.
Mircea Eliade, De la Zalmoxis la Genghis-Han. Studii comparative despre religiile şi folclorul Daciei şi Europei Orientale, Editura ştiinţifică şi enciclopedică, Bucureşti, 1980, -.
M. Pop, Folclor literar românesc, Editura Didactică şi Pedagogică, Bucureşti, 1991, -.
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