Author : D. L. Ashliman
Publisher : Greenwood
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 38,73 MB
Release : 1987-09-22
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN :
"Students of folklore and storytellers will find this guide useful." Choice
Author : Michael J. Marcuse
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 872 pages
File Size : 10,3 MB
Release : 1990-01-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780520051614
This ambitious undertaking is designed to acquaint students, teachers, and researchers with reference sources in any branch of English studies, which Marcuse defines as "all those subjects and lines of critical and scholarly inquiry presently pursued by members of university departments of English language and literature.'' Within each of 24 major sections, Marcuse lists and annotates bibliographies, guides, reviews of research, encyclopedias, dictionaries, journals, and reference histories. The annotations and various indexes are models of clarity and usefulness, and cross references are liberally supplied where appropriate. Although cost-conscious librarians will probably consider the several other excellent literary bibliographies in print, such as James L. Harner's Literary Research Guide (Modern Language Assn. of America, 1989), larger academic libraries will want Marcuse's volume.-- Jack Bales, Mary Washington Coll. Lib., Fredericksburg, Va. -Library Journal.
Author : Susan Steinfirst
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 44,5 MB
Release : 1992
Category :
ISBN :
Author : Fanny Hagin Mayer
Publisher :
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 22,39 MB
Release : 1986
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN :
Author : D. L. Ashliman
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 34,73 MB
Release : 2004-05-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0313058598
Just about everyone is familiar with folk and fairy tales. Children learn about them from parents, teachers, and other adults, while researchers study these tales at colleges and universities. At the same time, folk and fairy tales are inseparable from everyday life and popular culture. Movies, music, art, and literature offer imaginative retellings and interpretations of fairy and folk tales. But despite the pervasiveness of this folklore type, most people have only a vague understanding of these tales. This reference is a convenient introduction to folk and fairy tales for students and general readers. Written by a leading authority, this handbook offers a broad examination of folk and fairy tales as a folklore type. It looks at tales from around the world and from diverse cultures. The volume defines and classifies folk and fairy tales and analyzes a number of examples. It studies the varied manifestations of fairy and folk tales in literature and culture and reviews critical and scholarly approaches to this folklore genre. The volume also includes a glossary and extensive list of works for further reading.
Author : Jón R. Hjálmarsson
Publisher :
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 10,81 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Fairy tales
ISBN :
Author : Rafaela Castro
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 19,67 MB
Release : 2001-11-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780195146394
Originally published under title: Dictionary of Chicano folklore. Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-CLIO, c2000.
Author : Catherynne M. Valente
Publisher : Curiosities
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 28,90 MB
Release : 2008
Category : American poetry
ISBN : 9781934648346
Valente offers a delightful collection of poetry, short fables, and fairy tales that explores myth and wonder--ancient and modern.
Author : Diane Beers
Publisher :
Page : 558 pages
File Size : 30,37 MB
Release : 1992
Category : English language
ISBN :
Author : Jacqueline Simpson
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 1046 pages
File Size : 38,42 MB
Release : 2003-10-09
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0191578525
This dictionary is part of the Oxford Reference Collection: using sustainable print-on-demand technology to make the acclaimed backlist of the Oxford Reference programme perennially available in hardback format. An engrossing guide to English folklore and traditions, with over 1,250 entries. Folklore is connected to virtually every aspect of life, part of the country, age group, and occupation. From the bizarre to the seemingly mundane, it is as much a feature of the modern technological age as of the ancient world. BL Oral and Performance genres-Cheese rolling, Morris dancing, Well-dressingEL BL Superstitions-Charms, Rainbows, WishbonesEL BL Characters-Cinderella, Father Christmas, Robin Hood, Dick WhittingtonEL BL Supernatural Beliefs-Devil's hoofprints, Fairy rings, Frog showersEL BL Calendar Customs-April Fool's Day, Helston Furry Day, Valentine's DayEL
