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The Study on the Anthology of Folklore Literature of Changhua County
Chang Su Chen
National Taitung University
The Graduate Institute of Children’s Literature
Abstract
Changhua County relies mainly on agriculture, one of the important granaries, and therefore people assemble here. With these good conditions, the literature prosperity is abundant in Changhua County, and so is the folklore literature. Parents or elders passed on the legends, ballads, proverbs, and riddles to the children, especially for the times that the education was not popularized very much. At that time, almost everyone could read several ballads, proverbs, riddles and etc. But can the children at the present not say out any kind of folklore literature? As a resident of Changhua County, one should know the important literature prosperity of Changhua County.
The anthology of folklore literature of Changhua County is to write down passing folklore history, passing culture, passing natural environment of Changhua County, making us detect the people and the events that have disappeared. Moreover, It is a best native teaching material as children's best educational reading.
This study is divided into six chapters. Chapter one is the introduction, stating the background and motivation for this research, researching questions and researching invention, literature review, methodology procedures, researching scope , limitations as well as the definitions of the terms. Chapter two briefly sketches the customs, administrative areas, literature development of Changhua County. Chapter three is the introduction of the stories, stating the history and the philosophy of the religion and life of the predecessors. Chapter four is the introduction of the proverbs, two-part allegorical sayings, riddles, tongue twisters, stating the wisdom, experience, humor of the predecessors. Chapter five is the introduction of the ballads, probing into the emotional expression of the predecessors and the life adult and children led. Chapter six concludes the value of the text, the customs of the residents and the characteristics of the folk literature. Changhua County mainly depends on the agriculture and the residents keep practical character. So the mythology is not produced in this area.
This research finds that the life state, customs, wisdoms and humors of the predecessors, and the predecessors can face the helpless things with tolerant attitude. In this way, the researcher finds out the predecessors' toughness and their struggle to survive for.
Keywords: Folklore literature, Changhua County, Ballad, Story, Proverb, Riddle
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