It is a superb study, of obvious value to folklorists, but of interest to literary critics, literary historians, anthropologists, and others.

Over the years, during a steady stream of intimate interviews, Glassie gathered the understanding that enabled him to compose this portrait of Daniel Johnston, a young artist who makes great…

Three prominent folklorists wrote these essays in the 1970s about Dorrance Weir of upstate New York and his song Take that Night Train to Selma, Joe Scott of Maine and…