Author : Jane Polley
Publisher :
Page : 460 pages
File Size : 47,70 MB
Release : 1978
Category : Social Science
ISBN :
This illustrated account presents an interesting history of folklore as well as a retelling of famous American legends.
Author : Thomas E. Barden
Publisher : University of Virginia Press
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 29,51 MB
Release : 1991
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780813913353
What do devil dogs, witches, haunted houses, Daniel Boone, Railroad Bill, "Justice John" Crutchfield, and lost silver mines have in common? All are among the subjects included in the vast collection of legends gathered between 1937 and 1942 by the field workers of the Virginia Writers Project of the WPA. For decades following the end of the project, these stories lay untouched in the libraries of the University of Virginia. Now, folklorist Thomas E. Barden brings to light these delightful tales, most of which have never been in print. Virginia Folk Legends presents the first valid published collection of Virginia folk legends and is endorsed by the American Folklore Society.
Author : Richard M. Dorson
Publisher : Pantheon
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 38,6 MB
Release : 1974-08-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780394709260
This is a collection of American folklore from colonial times to the present.
Author : Linda Dégh
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 50,97 MB
Release : 1994-02-22
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780253116604
"This book shows how folklore -- magic, miracles, and tales of enchanted princesses and genial giants -- is still alive and well in the modern mass media.... contains a wealth of facts and observations with which to conjure." -- Journal of Communication "Dégh brings her decades of expertise in folk narrative to bear in this well-researched, provocative study of the interrelationship between traditional processes of folk narrative performances and modern mass media.... Highly recommended... " -- Choice "Spanning folk cultural developments as old as feudalism and as new as today's TV ad, American Folklore and the Mass Media demonstrates how vital folklore remains, how often it absorbs -- rather than being absorbed by -- the most dramatic technological innovations and social realignments." -- Carl Lindahl "... all six essays are meaty and informative contributions to vital folkloric issues..." -- Contemporary Legend
Author : Robert D. San Souci
Publisher : Turtleback Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 34,22 MB
Release : 2000-02
Category : Tales
ISBN : 9780613284585
In these folklore stories, the women of the U.S. typify the strength, bravery, and humor of many regions and cultures
Author : Richard Erdoes
Publisher : Pantheon
Page : 467 pages
File Size : 50,51 MB
Release : 2011-07-20
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0307801616
From Davy Crockett, Wild Bill Hickok, and Calamity Jane to Paul Bunyan, Pecos Bill, and Frank and Jesse James, here are more than 130 colorful stories of the pioneers, cowboys, outlaws, gamblers, prospectors, and lawmen who settled the wild west, creating a uniquely American hero and an enduringly fascinating folk mythology. In this wonderfully boisterous treasury of tall tales, everyone and everything is larger than life and bragging is elevated into an art form. Many of these stories are of real people and real events; more than a few, however, grew taller and funnier as they made their rounds from wagon train to campfire to rodeo to miners' quarters. But even if it is far from established that Daniel Boone and Davy Crockett were able to kill three men with one bullet or subdue ferocious grizzly bears with their fists, they come vividly to life here as beloved characters who have become part of the fabric of the American imagination. With black-and white illustrations throughout Part of the Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library
Author : Richard Mercer Dorson
Publisher :
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 37,26 MB
Release : 1959
Category : Folklore
ISBN :
A survey of the entire field of America folklore-folkways jests, boasts, tall tales, ballads, and legendary heroes-from the era of colonization to the present age of mass culture.
Author : Jan Harold Brunvand
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 812 pages
File Size : 47,84 MB
Release : 2006-05-24
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1135578788
Contains over 500 articles Ranging over foodways and folksongs, quiltmaking and computer lore, Pecos Bill, Butch Cassidy, and Elvis sightings, more than 500 articles spotlight folk literature, music, and crafts; sports and holidays; tall tales and legendary figures; genres and forms; scholarly approaches and theories; regions and ethnic groups; performers and collectors; writers and scholars; religious beliefs and practices. The alphabetically arranged entries vary from concise definitions to detailed surveys, each accompanied by a brief, up-to-date bibliography. Special features *More than 2000 contributors *Over 500 articles spotlight folk literature, music, crafts, and more *Alphabetically arranged *Entries accompanied by up-to-date bibliographies *Edited by America's best-known folklore authority
Author : Frank de Caro
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 401 pages
File Size : 12,3 MB
Release : 2014-12-18
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1317476999
For folklorists, students, as well as general readers, this is the most comprehensive survey of American folktales and legends currently available. It offers an amazing variety of American legend and lore - everything from Appalachian Jack tales, African American folklore, riddles, trickster tales, tall tales, tales of the supernatural, legends of crime and criminals, tales of women, and even urban legends.The anthology is divided into three main sections - Native American and Hawaiian Narratives, Folktales, and Legends - and within each section the individual stories explore the myriad narrative traditions and genres from various geographic regions of the United States. Each section and tale genre is introduced and placed in its narrative context by noted folklorist Frank de Caro. Tale type and motif indexes complete the work.
Author : Benjamin Albert Botkin
Publisher :
Page : 970 pages
File Size : 50,1 MB
Release : 1944
Category : Folklore
ISBN :
A collection of folklore, including an index of authors, titles, and first lines of songs and an index of subjects and names.
