In On the Comic and Laughter, this folklorist discusses the impact of humorous hyperbole in the tales of various heroes, such as one who selected his army based on how much they could drink. For 10 points each:
[10m] What folklorist, derided by Claude Levi-Strauss as a formalist, proposed 7 types of folktale characters include the dispatcher and the false hero, who later steals the hero’s betrothed?
ANSWER: Vladimir Propp
[10e] In another instance of hyperbole, Tugarin, a [emphasize] rival of this type of hero, has a head the “size of a beer barrel.” Other examples of these knight-like figures include Alyosha Popovich and Ilya Muromets.
ANSWER: bogatyrs
[10h] Various fools act as comic characters in Slavic tales, including this Byzantine “fool for Christ” who once dragged a dead dog into Emessa. This saint was also known for pelting women with nuts.
ANSWER: Simeon the Holy Fool [or Abba Simeon or St. Simeon Salos or St. Simeon Salus]
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