World Folklore for Storytellers Tales of Wonder, Wisdom, Fools, and Heroes

Informationen zum Autor Howard J Sherman Klappentext Presents tales from Africa, Asia, Europe, the Americas, Australia, and Oceania. Accompanied by detailed information of their historic and cultural backgrounds, this book is 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. Zusammenfassung Presents tales from Africa, Asia, Europe, the Americas, Australia, and Oceania. Accompanied by detailed information of their historic and cultural backgrounds, this book is 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction, Wonder Tales, Hero Tales, Tales of Kindness Repaid and Hope and Redemption, Tales of Fools and Wise People, Bibliography, Index, Plates

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Howard J. Sherman, Josepha Sherman, Howard J Sherman
• Editore: Sharpe
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Copertina rigida
• Data pubblicazione: 15.12.2009
• Categoria: Narrativa > Romanzi; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Etnologia > Demologia
• EAN: 9780765681744
• ISBN: 978-0-7656-8174-4
• Numero di pagine: 400
• Categorie: Cultural Anthropology, FICTION / Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology, Myth & legend told as fiction, Fiction: Traditional stories, myths and fairy tales, eve;ning;pecos;bill;sir;gawain;master;thief;railroad;steel, cross-cultural analysis, ethnographic storytelling, oral narrative traditions, narrative archetypes, global folk narrative research