Gypsy Folktales

Stretching back many centuries to its origins in India, the Gypsy oral tradition has accumulated a vast, diverse treasury of folktales. The eighty tales in this volume are gathered from thirty-one different countries. Each tale has a headnote elucidating the tale's background. Index; photographs.

Riassunto

Stretching back many centuries to its origins in India, the Gypsy oral tradition has accumulated a vast, diverse treasury of folktales. The eighty tales in this volume are gathered from thirty-one different countries. Each tale has a headnote elucidating the tale’s background. Index; photographs.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Tong, Diane Tong
• Editore: Houghton Mifflin Company
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 19.04.1989
• EAN: 9780156379892
• ISBN: 978-0-15-637989-2
• Pagine: 272
• Peso: 4531 g
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze sociali, tematiche generali; England, Europe, Northern Europe, Scandinavia, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Fantasy, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Humorous stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Traditional stories, Children’s / Teenage: Personal and social topics, Relating to Christian people and groups, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Places and peoples, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Stories in verse, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Short stories, Children’s / Teenage: Anthologies, JUVENILE FICTION: Humorous Stories, JUVENILE FICTION: Fairy Tales & Folklore / Adaptations, JUVENILE FICTION: Legends, Myths, Fables / General, JUVENILE FICTION: Fairy Tales & Folklore / Country & Ethnic, JUVENILE FICTION: Poetry (see also Stories in Verse) *, JUVENILE FICTION: Short Stories, JUVENILE FICTION: Fairy Tales & Folklore / Anthologies, JUVENILE FICTION: Legends, Myths, Fables / Norse, JUVENILE FICTION: Legends, Myths, Fables / Arthurian, JUVENILE FICTION: Diversity & Multicultural, JUVENILE FICTION: Fantasy / General