The paper deals with Polivka's relation to Slovenian folklore studies, he systematically researched as a critic almost 50 years (1883-1932). Special attention is given to Polivka's critical lectures and commentaries on Slovenian folklore collections, based on his positivistic method and terminology. His best known »Anmerkungen zu den Kinder- und Hausmärchen« (J. in W. Grimm) helped Polivka make his mark in the history of Slavonic folkloristics. Considering his attention to Slovenian fairy-tales, the paper sums his contribution in shaping ethnology and folklore studies in Slovenia.
COBISS.SI-ID: 29125421
Three perspectives are intertwined in this book: Kuret’s personal character and biography; his paths in the face of time, places, politics, and ideologies; an evaluation of his scholarly and professional legacy, considering the circumstances he worked in, and his outstanding achievements that keep his legacy relevant in the research of his successors. Today scholars look back at Kuret’s findings differently and also critically; at the same time, they continue to reevaluate and develop them. In this way, they mirror the scholarly reconceptualisations of tradition as cultural phenomenon.
COBISS.SI-ID: 240559104