Project Gutenberg 2012-04-09 Public domain in the USA. 1373 Gerould, Gordon Hall 1877 1953 09006001 The Grateful Dead: The History of a Folk Story Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Grateful Dead: The History of a Folk Story" by Gordon Hall Gerould is a scholarly analysis of folk narratives written in the early 20th century. The book delves into the narrative theme of "The Grateful Dead," exploring its various iterations across cultures and its significance in folk literature. Gerould presents theories and discussions on how stories evolve, particularly focusing on the relationships and combinations found within different folk tales. At the start of the book, Gerould introduces the concept of narrative themes in folklore, emphasizing that stories often combine and evolve in complex ways. He identifies "The Grateful Dead" as a widely recognized theme that revolves around a hero who performs a noble act for a deceased individual, leading to future rewards from the deceased's spirit. The opening portion outlines the framework for investigating this theme across diverse cultural narratives, setting the stage for deeper exploration of variations in stories and the significant motifs that recur within them. Gerould also hints at the scholarly lineage that has contributed to the understanding of this theme, acknowledging the work of previous scholars while emphasizing the need for careful analysis of individual tales. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/39408/39408-h/images/titlepage-series.gif Reading ease score: 69.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Grateful dead (Tale) Dead -- Folklore Folk literature -- Themes, motives GR Text Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore 535266 2025-09-16T05:43:26.060515 text/html 529587 2012-04-09T07:21:44 text/html 223342 2025-09-16T05:43:36.364417 application/epub+zip 227464 2025-09-16T05:43:28.608456 application/epub+zip 204814 2025-09-16T05:43:27.266445 application/epub+zip 440486 2025-09-16T05:43:41.370414 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 377637 2025-09-16T05:43:35.226417 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 345074 2022-09-18T05:48:25.436820 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 359445 2025-09-16T05:43:24.223992 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 358973 2012-04-09T07:21:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 359206 2012-04-09T07:21:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20653 2025-09-16T05:43:41.518384 application/rdf+xml 9680 2025-09-16T05:43:27.417449 image/jpeg 2035 2025-09-16T05:43:27.343441 image/jpeg 131239 2012-04-09T07:21:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 204324 2012-04-09T07:21:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 130995 2012-04-09T07:21:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 200718 2025-09-16T05:43:26.107481 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia