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by Alan Dundes

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Life Is Like a Chicken Coop Ladder was first published in 1984 and from the outset inspired a wide variety of reactions ranging from high praise to utter disgust. Alan Dundes' theses identifies a strong anal erotic element in German national character, citing numerous examples of scatological data from authentic compilations of German folklore. The examination of this single trait of German character is used to demonstrate that national character exists and that its existence is unambiguously documented by the folklore of a nation. Dundes is of the opinion that the use of folkloristic data minimizes subjective bias in the study of national character, since unedited or uncensored, it constitutes a unique way of looking at a culture from the inside-out rather than from the outside-in, the more typical situation of an outside observer trying to understand a foreign culture.

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  • Title Life Is Like a Chicken COOP Ladder: A Study of German National Character Through Folklore
  • Author Alan Dundes
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Pages 192
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Wayne State University Press, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A.
  • Publication date 2000-09-05
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated
  • ISBN 9780814320389 / 0814320384
  • Weight 0.45 lbs (0.20 kg)
  • Dimensions 8 x 5.57 x 0.46 in (20.32 x 14.15 x 1.17 cm)
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Germany
  • Category Poetry
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 88-27955
  • Dewey Decimal Code 398.094

About the author

Alan Dundes is a professor of anthropology and folklore at the University of California at Berkeley. He earned his Ph.D. at Indiana University.

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