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The Vanishing Hitchhiker: American Urban Legends and Their Meanings

by Jan Brunvand

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ISBN13: 9780393951691
ISBN10: 0393951693
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The noted folklorist Jan Harold Brunvand has written the first book about one of the most common forms of contemporary folkloreùthe urban legend. All of the major legends are fully discussed, from teenage horror stories like "The Hook" and "The Boyfriend's Death" to spoofs of adult foibles like "The Solid Cement Cadillac" and "The Nude Surprise Party."

Each of the eight chapters is followed by an extensive bibliography. To aid the beginning folklore student, the author also provides a glossary of terms in urban legend study and an appendix of detailed suggestions on how to collect and analyze legend texts.

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The culmination of 20 years of collection and research, this book on urban legends remains a classic.

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The book that launched America's urban legend obsession! THE VANISHING HITCHHIKER was Professor Brunvand's first popular book on urban legends, and it remains a classic. The culmination of twenty years of collection and research, this book is a must-have for urban legend lovers.
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crowyhead, October 29, 2007 (view all comments by crowyhead)
This is a classic study of urban legends and modern folklore, and basically is the book that brought the term "urban legend" into the mainstream. It wasn't quite as in-depth as I remembered it being, possibly because I've read many more such books since I first read it back in highschool. Still, I'm glad to have re-read it, and I'm pleased that I now own my own copy.
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ISBN:
9780393951691
Subtitle:
American Urban Legends and Their Meanings
Author:
Brunvand, Jan Harold
Author:
Brunvand, Jan Harold
Publisher:
W. W. Norton & Company
Location:
New York :
Subject:
United states
Subject:
Fairy Tales & Folklore - Single Title
Subject:
Popular Culture
Subject:
Sociology - Urban
Subject:
Legends
Subject:
Folklore & Mythology - Folklore
Subject:
Folk-lore, american
Subject:
Urban folklore
Subject:
Legends, american
Subject:
Legends -- United States -- History and criticism.
Subject:
Popular Culture - General
Subject:
Urban folklore -- United States.
Subject:
Legends -- United States.
Edition Number:
1st ed.
Edition Description:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Series Volume:
8595
Publication Date:
December 2003
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
224
Dimensions:
8.30x5.66x.54 in. .45 lbs.
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