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1 online resource (433 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Introduction; Wonder Tales; Beauty and the Beast; The Transformed Female; Fox Brides; The Fox Wife: A Folktale from Japan; The Fox Woman: A Folktale from the Inuit of Labrador, Canada; The Fox Wife: A Folktale from Korea; Frog Brides; The Frog Maiden: A Folktale from Burma; The Frog Tzarina: A Folktale from Russia; The Little Singing Frog: A Folktale from the Czech Republic; The Frog Wife: A Folktale from the Cochiti of New Mexico; Silkies/Selchies and Seal Brides; Tom Moore and the Seal Woman: A Folktale from Kerry, Ireland |
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MacCodrum and His Seal Wife: A Folktale from ScotlandMermaid Brides; The Lady of Gollerus: A Folktale from Ireland; Ne Hwas, the Mermaids: A Folktale from the Passamaquoddy of New England; Swan Brides and Other Bird Maidens; The Swan Maiden: A Folktale from Sweden; The Swan Princess: A Folktale from Finland; The Crane Maiden: A Folktale from Japan; The Geese Maidens: A Folktale from the Smith Sound Inuit of Greenland; Other Animal Brides; The White Cat: A Folktale from France; The Snail Lady: A Folktale from Korea; White Snake: A Folktale from Zhejiang Province, China; Fairy Brides |
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The Farmer's Son and His Fairy Bride: A Folktale from WalesThe Huldre Bride: A Folktale from Norway; The Fairy Woman of Takitimu Mountain: A Folktale from the Maori of New Zealand; The Feather Robe: A Folktale from Japan; Undead And Demon Brides; The Undead Princess: A Folktale from Germany; The Demon Bride: A Jewish Folktale; A Nonliving Bride; The Man Who Married a Branch: A Folktale from the Salish of British Columbia, Canada; The Transformed Male; Beauty and the Beast: A Basque Folktale; Snake and Crocodile Husbands; The Crocodile Husband: A Folktale from Botswana, Africa |
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The Fairy Serpent: A Folktale from ChinaYu Duo and the Snake Husband: A Folktale from the Dai of China; The Woman and the Snake: A Folktale from Kerala Province, India; Frog Husbands; The Frog Prince: A Folktale from Germany; The Frog and the Starry Girl: A Folktale from the Mishmi of Lohit Valley, India; The Two Orphans: A Folktale from Kerala Province, India; The Toad Husband: A Folktale from the Hmong of Laos; Fish Husbands; The Fish Man: A Folktale from the Salish of British Columbia, Canada; Seal and Sea Lion Husbands |
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Ahewauwen and the Woman: A Folktale from the Selknam of Tierra del FuegoThe Woman Who Married a Seal: A Folktale from the Coos of Oregon; The Great Silkie of Sule Skerry: A Folktale from Scotland; Other Animal Husbands; The Small-Tooth Dog: A Folktale from England; Hans My Hedgehog: A Folktale from Germany; Other Odd Husbands; The Dragon Prince: A Folktale from Turkey; Princess Kemang and Her Tree Husband: A Folktale from Bengkulu, Indonesia; Habogi: A Folktale from Iceland; The Invisible Man: A Folktale from the Micmac of Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Summary |
Here is a treasury of favorite and little known tales from Africa, Asia, Europe, the Americas, Australia, and Oceania, gracefully retold and accompanied by fascinating, detailed information of their historic and cultural backgrounds. The introduction provides an informative overview of folklore, its purpose in world cultures and in contemporary society and popular culture. Following this, the main sections of the book are arranged by tale type, covering wonder tales, hero tales, tales of kindness repaid and hope and redemption, and finally tales of fools and wise people. Each section begins by |
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The Lord of the Winds: A Folktale from the Nenets of Siberia |
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Print version record |
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Folklore -- Classification.
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Folk literature -- History and criticism.
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Storytelling.
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Oral tradition.
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Folk literature
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Folklore
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Oral tradition
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Storytelling
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Classification
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781317451648 |
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1317451643 |
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