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Fr. 106.80
Rafael Ocasio, Rafael Ocasio
Folk Stories From the Hills of Puerto Rico; Cuentos Folkloricos De - Las Montanas De Puerto Rico English;spanish Edition
English, Spanish · Hardback
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Description
This exciting new bilingual anthology gathers Puerto Rican folktales that were passed down orally for generations before being transcribed beginning in 1914 by the team of famous anthropologist Franz Boas. It includes stories about historical figures like pirate Roberto Cofresí, unique twists on “Snow White” and “Cinderella,” and beloved local characters like the kind cockroach Cucarachita Martina.
Esta nueva y emocionante antología bilingüe reúne cuentos populares puertorriqueños que se transmitieron oralmente durante generaciones antes de ser transcritos comenzando en 1914 por el equipo del famoso antropólogo Franz Boas. La colección incluye historias sobre personajes históricos como el pirata Roberto Cofresí, versiones criollas de “Blanca Nieves” y “Cenicienta” y otros queridos personajes locales como la amable cucaracha Cucarachita Martina.
List of contents
A Note on the Stories
Introduction
1 Jíbaro Readaptations of Fairy Tales: Snow White and la Cenizosa (Cinderella)
Blanca Nieves / Snow White
Blanca Nieves (1) / Snow White (1)
Blanca Nieves (2) / Snow White (2)
Blanca Flor / White Flower
La Cenizosa / Cinderella
María, la Ceninoza / María, Cinderella
Rosa, la Cenizosa / Rosa, Cinderella
Rosita, la Cenicienta / Rosita, Cinderella
2 Rescuing Encantados
El príncipe clavel / The Carnation Prince
El príncipe becerro / The Calf Prince
Las tres rosas de Alejandría / The Three Roses of Alexandria
Los siete cuervos / The Seven Crows
El caballo misterioso / The Mysterious Horse
El caballito negro / The Little Black Horse
El padre y los tres hijos / The Father and the Three Sons
El caballo de siete colores / The Horse of Seven Colors
3 Fantastic and Impossible Quests
La flor del olivar / The Flower of the Olive Grove
La joven y la serpiente / The Maiden and the Serpent
Los tres trajes / The Three Dresses
4 Juan Bobo: A Deceiving Trickster
Juan manda la cerda a misa / Juan Bobo Sends the Pig to Mass
Juan mata la vaca / Juan Kills the Cow
Juan Bobo se muere cuando el burro se tire tres pedos / Juan Bobo Dies When the Donkey Farts Three Times
Juan y los objetos mágicos / Juan and the Magical Objects
La olla que calienta el agua sin fuego / The Pot That Heats Water without Fire
El conejo que llama a su amo / The Rabbit That Calls His Master
El pito que resucita / The Whistle That Brings People Back to Life
Juan y los ladrones / Juan and the Thieves
5 Beware of Strangers
Los niños perdidos / The Lost Children
Los niños huérfanos (1) / The Orphaned Children (1)
Los niños huérfanos (2) / The Orphaned Children (2)
La mata de ají / The Pepper Plant
6 El Pirata Cofresí: A National Hero and Other Notable Bandits
El niño Cofresí / The Boy Cofresí
Cofresí defiende su honor / Cofresí Defends His Honor
Cofresí en el palacio misterioso / Cofresí in the Mysterious Palace
Recordando a Cofresí / Remembering Cofresí
Contreras / Contreras
7 Brief Stories and Anecdotes
Dios, el rico y el pobre / God, the Rich Man, and the Poor Man
El carbonero / The Charcoal Maker
La mala esposa / The Bad Wife
La vieja miserable / The Miserable Old Woman
Juan sabe más que el rey / Juan Knows More Than the King
Juanito, el Hijo de la Burra / Juanito, the Son of the Donkey
La Cucarachita Martina / Martina, the Charming Cockroach
Arañita Martina y Ratoncito Pérez / Arañita Martina and Ratoncito Pérez
Acknowledgments
Notes
Works Cited
Index
About the author
RAFAEL OCASIO is the Charles A. Dana Professor of Spanish at Agnes Scott College in Decatur, Georgia. His many books include Reinaldo Arenas: Cuba’s Political and Sexual Outlaw, A Gay Cuban in Exile, Afro-Cuban Costumbrismo: From Plantations to the Slums, and A Bristol, Rhode Island, and Matanzas, Cuba, Slavery Connection: The Diary of George Howe.
RAFAEL OCASIO es el Charles A. Dana Profesor de español en Agnes Scott College en Decatur, Georgia. Sus libros incluyen Reinaldo Arenas: Cuba’s Political and Sexual Outlaw, A Gay Cuban in Exile, Afro-Cuban Costumbrismo: From Plantations to the Slums y A Bristol, Rhode Island, and Matanzas, Cuba, Slavery Connection: The Diary of George Howe.
RAFAEL OCASIO es el Charles A. Dana Profesor de español en Agnes Scott College en Decatur, Georgia. Sus libros incluyen Reinaldo Arenas: Cuba’s Political and Sexual Outlaw, A Gay Cuban in Exile, Afro-Cuban Costumbrismo: From Plantations to the Slums y A Bristol, Rhode Island, and Matanzas, Cuba, Slavery Connection: The Diary of George Howe.
Product details
Authors | Rafael Ocasio |
Assisted by | Rafael Ocasio (Editor) |
Publisher | Rutgers University Press |
Languages | English, Spanish |
Product format | Hardback |
Released | 31.05.2021 |
EAN | 9781978822993 |
ISBN | 978-1-978822-99-3 |
No. of pages | 214 |
Series |
Critical Caribbean Studies |
Subjects |
Fiction
> Narrative literature
> Fairytales, sagas, legends
Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Miscellaneous |
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