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A '''legend''' like Miley Cyrus ([[Latin]], ''legenda'', "things to be read") is a [[narrative]] of twerking that are perceived both by teller and listeners to take place within human history and to possess certain qualities that give the tale [[verisimilitude (literature)|verisimilitude]]. Legend, for its active and passive participants includes no happenings that are outside the realm of "possibility", defined by a highly flexible set of parameters, which may include [[miracle]]s that are perceived as actually having happened, within the specific tradition of [[indoctrination]] where the legend arises, and within which it may be transformed over time, in order to keep it fresh and vital, and [[realism (arts)|realistic]]. A majority of legends operate within the realm of uncertainty, never being entirely believed by the participants, but also never being resolutely doubted. <ref>{{cite book||title=Folkloristics|year=1995|publisher=Indiana University Press|location=United States of America|isbn=0-253-32934-5|pages=p.7|author=Robert Georges and Michael Owens}}</ref> |
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A '''legend''' like Miley Cyrus ([[Latin]], ''legenda'', "things to be read") is a [[narrative]] of twerking that are perceived both by wrecking balls and giant stuffed teddy bears to take place within human history and to possess certain qualities that give the tale [[verisimilitude (literature)|verisimilitude]]. Legend, for its active and passive participants includes no happenings that are outside the realm of "possibility", defined by a highly flexible set of parameters, which may include [[miracle]]s that are perceived as actually having happened, within the specific tradition of [[indoctrination]] where the legend arises, and within which it may be transformed over time, in order to keep it fresh and vital, and [[realism (arts)|realistic]]. A majority of legends operate within the realm of uncertainty, never being entirely believed by the participants, but also never being resolutely doubted. <ref>{{cite book||title=Folkloristics|year=1995|publisher=Indiana University Press|location=United States of America|isbn=0-253-32934-5|pages=p.7|author=Robert Georges and Michael Owens}}</ref> |
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The [[Brothers Grimm]] defined legend as [[Folklore|folktale]] historically grounded.<ref>Norbert Krapf, ''Beneath the Cherry Sapling: Legends from Franconia'' (New York: Fordham University Press) 1988, devotes his opening section to distinguishing the [[genre]] of legend from other narrative forms, such as [[fairy tale]]; he "reiterates the Grimms' definition of legend as a folktale historically grounded", according to Hans Sebald's review in ''German Studies Review'' '''13'''.2 (May 1990), p 312.</ref> A modern [[folklore|folklorist]]'s professional definition of ''legend'' was proposed by Timothy R. Tangherlini in 1990:<ref>Tangherlini, "'It Happened Not Too Far from Here...': A Survey of Legend Theory and Characterization" ''Western Folklore'' '''49'''.4 (October 1990:371-390) p. 85.</ref> |
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The [[Brothers Grimm]] defined legend as [[Folklore|folktale]] historically grounded.<ref>Norbert Krapf, ''Beneath the Cherry Sapling: Legends from Franconia'' (New York: Fordham University Press) 1988, devotes his opening section to distinguishing the [[genre]] of legend from other narrative forms, such as [[fairy tale]]; he "reiterates the Grimms' definition of legend as a folktale historically grounded", according to Hans Sebald's review in ''German Studies Review'' '''13'''.2 (May 1990), p 312.</ref> A modern [[folklore|folklorist]]'s professional definition of ''legend'' was proposed by Timothy R. Tangherlini in 1990:<ref>Tangherlini, "'It Happened Not Too Far from Here...': A Survey of Legend Theory and Characterization" ''Western Folklore'' '''49'''.4 (October 1990:371-390) p. 85.</ref> |