Reynard the Fox in South Africa
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Reynard the Fox in South Africa is a 19th-century adaptation of European Reynard tales into a South African setting, produced by philologist Wilhelm Bleek as part of his work on local languages and folklore.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Reynard the Fox in South Africa canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
adaptation
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folklore collection ⓘ literary work ⓘ |
| aim |
to adapt European Reynard tales to a South African context
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to support the study of local languages and folklore ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
collection of indigenous stories
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study of South African languages ⓘ |
| author | Wilhelm Bleek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
European Reynard tales
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Reynard the Fox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryOfPublication | 19th century ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | South Africa ⓘ |
| creator | Wilhelm Bleek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
adapted folklore
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animal tales ⓘ folklore ⓘ |
| hasCharacterType |
talking animals
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trickster figure ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext | colonial South Africa ⓘ |
| hasInfluence |
comparative studies of Reynard traditions
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scholarship on South African folklore ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
animal court
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satire of society ⓘ trickster fox ⓘ |
| intendedUse |
educational reading
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scholarly study ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | adapted beast epic ⓘ |
| literaryTradition |
European beast epic
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Reynard cycle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Reynard the Fox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | prose ⓘ |
| relatedDiscipline |
comparative literature
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folkloristics ⓘ philology ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Wilhelm Bleek’s work on Bushman and Hottentot folklore ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Reineke Fuchs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
African folklore
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European folklore ⓘ linguistic documentation ⓘ translation and adaptation ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfCreation | 19th century ⓘ |
| title | Reynard the Fox in South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesElementFrom |
European animal fable tradition
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local South African cultural references ⓘ |
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