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Great American Folklore
Author | : Anonim |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 678 |
Release | : 1986 |
Genre | : Folklore |
ISBN | : 0880299029 |
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Myths Legends and Folktales of America
Author | : David Adams Leeming,Jake Page |
Publsiher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 234 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : African Americans |
ISBN | : 9780195117844 |
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Presents a variety of myths, tales, and legends. Includes Native American tales about creation, goddesses, trickster gods, the Indian and the white man, as well as Hispanic American, Asian American, Anglo American, and African American stories. Features patriotic heroes, American loners, frontiersman, and tall tales, Western outlaws, lawmen, and cowboys, slave rebels, and Blues legends, among other topics.
American Myths Legends and Tall Tales 3 volumes
Author | : Christopher R. Fee,Jeffrey B. Webb |
Publsiher | : Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Total Pages | : 1265 |
Release | : 2016-08-29 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9781610695688 |
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A fascinating survey of the entire history of tall tales, folklore, and mythology in the United States from earliest times to the present, including stories and myths from the modern era that have become an essential part of contemporary popular culture. Folklore has been a part of American culture for as long as humans have inhabited North America, and increasingly formed an intrinsic part of American culture as diverse peoples from Europe, Africa, Asia, and Oceania arrived. In modern times, folklore and tall tales experienced a rejuvenation with the emergence of urban legends and the growing popularity of science fiction and conspiracy theories, with mass media such as comic books, television, and films contributing to the retelling of old myths. This multi-volume encyclopedia will teach readers the central myths and legends that have formed American culture since its earliest years of settlement. Its entries provide a fascinating glimpse into the collective American imagination over the past 400 years through the stories that have shaped it. Organized alphabetically, the coverage includes Native American creation myths, "tall tales" like George Washington chopping down his father's cherry tree and the adventures of "King of the Wild Frontier" Davy Crockett, through to today's "urban myths." Each entry explains the myth or legend and its importance and provides detailed information about the people and events involved. Each entry also includes a short bibliography that will direct students or interested general readers toward other sources for further investigation. Special attention is paid to African American folklore, Asian American folklore, and the folklore of other traditions that are often overlooked or marginalized in other studies of the topic.
American Folklore and Legend
Author | : Jane Polley |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 460 |
Release | : 1978 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : IND:39000005789420 |
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This illustrated account presents an interesting history of folklore as well as a retelling of famous American legends.
American Folklore Scholarship
Author | : Rosemary Levy Zumwalt |
Publsiher | : Indiana University Press |
Total Pages | : 212 |
Release | : 1988-06-22 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 0253204720 |
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"American Folklore Scholarship is rich reading, outlining the intellectual genealogy of American folklore and delivering many interesting historical tidbits. Folklore teachers will want to use this book in their introductory theory classes, while doctoral students will want to memorize the book before their qualifying exams." --Folklore Forum "... a welcome overview of the discipline in North America and the practitioners who established it." --American Anthropologist In this classic text, Zumwalt examines the split between literary folklorists and anthropological folklorists. The former looked at literary forms for folklore; the latter looked at the life and unwritten culture of the people. This struggle shaped the study of folklore in the U.S.
Folklore in America
Author | : Tristram Potter Coffin,Hennig Cohen |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 256 |
Release | : 1966 |
Genre | : Folklore |
ISBN | : LCCN:66017450 |
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Journal of American Folklore
Author | : Anonim |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 714 |
Release | : 1897 |
Genre | : Folklore |
ISBN | : IOWA:31858030477008 |
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Mysterious Celtic Mythology in American Folklore
Author | : Bob Curran,James Cantrell |
Publsiher | : Pelican Publishing |
Total Pages | : 298 |
Release | : 2010-08-20 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9781589809178 |
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Many American legends have Celtic origins. Each chapter in this fascinating book presents a Celtic myth and a similar American one. Celtic immigrants brought these legends to all regions of the U.S. Old-world mythology morphs into New World folklore. Curran recounts America's oldest legends and traces their origins to the Celtic mythology of Ireland, Scotland, and Wales, presenting a similar old-world tale alongside each American version. Once transported to America, the original Celtic tales evolved to assimilate the new population's geographic, social, and religious customs, weaving their way into the fabric of American folk history.