Introduction: folklore and the historian 1. Storytelling in a maritime community: Saint-Cast, 1879-1882 2. The sailor's tale: storytelling on board the North Atlantic fishing fleet 3. Love riddles and family strategies: the Dayemans of Lorraine 4. Storytelling and family dynamics in an extended household: the Briffaults of Montigny-aux-Amognes 5. Work songs and peasant visions of the social order 6. The visionary world of the Vellave lacemaker Conclusion: between the micro and the macro Bibliography.
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