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Perspectives on the Jack Tales and Other North American Marchen (Paperback) Loot Price: R590
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Perspectives on the Jack Tales and Other North American Marchen (Paperback): Carl Lindahl

Perspectives on the Jack Tales and Other North American Marchen (Paperback)

Carl Lindahl

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This volume is about North American Marchen, a vernacular art form that is often strangely ignored or misconstrued. At the same time, the vitality and appeal of the genre are evidenced by its persistent presentation as written literature. The essays in this volume reexamine common assumptions about "magic" tales and their tellers, reconsidering the performance, collection, transcription, publication, and interpretation of narratives that continue to live orally especially in the private realm as one mechanism of intergenerational communication or as a symbolic expression of worldview.

In addition to four interpretive essays, six segments focus on storytellers and their transcribed narratives, accompanied by introductions that place them in context. Some segments compare editing practices or narrative styles; others represent the first publication of contemporary narratives or tales that have long lain in archives, unheard and unavailable. All attest to the skill of the tellers and the artistry of their creations."

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Imprint: Indiana University Press
Country of origin: United States
Release date: November 2001
First published: November 2001
Editors: Carl Lindahl
Dimensions: 229 x 152 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - Trade
Pages: 192
ISBN-13: 978-1-878318-75-6
Categories: Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Myths & mythology
Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > General
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Customs & folklore > Folklore
Books > Religion & Spirituality > Myths & mythology
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LSN: 1-878318-75-6
Barcode: 9781878318756

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