Wise and Humorous Words: Hungarian Proverbs, Riddles, and Jokes

T. Litovkina, Anna and Vargha, Katalin and Barta, Péter and Hrisztova-Gotthardt, Hrisztalina (2020) Wise and Humorous Words: Hungarian Proverbs, Riddles, and Jokes. In: The Oxford Handbook of Slavic and East European Folklore. Oxford University Press. (Submitted)

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Abstract

Proverbs, anti-proverbs, riddles and jokes constitute an ample and varied part of Hungarian folklore. Collecting these texts in and outside the territory of present-day Hungary looks back on a history of several decades if not centuries, and research on the sources, presence, role, context, subgenres, transmission, and shaping of these witty and/or humorous forms of short verbal lore over the time has brought interesting results about their origin, interculturality, as well as formal, thematic, and sociological characteristics. Contemporary forms of texts and appearance are also discussed in this chapter, with a special emphasis on anti-proverbs, and internet joking.

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