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Traditional Slovak Folktales (Paperback, Revised) Loot Price: R1,248
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Traditional Slovak Folktales (Paperback, Revised): David L Cooper

Traditional Slovak Folktales (Paperback, Revised)

David L Cooper

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Popolvar may not be as well known as Rumpelstiltskin, or Brother Birdie as well loved as the Ugly Duckling, but the folktales that feature these characters are as rich in charm and piquancy as any in the world.

This volume makes the Slovak folk tradition available to English -language readers with fifty tales culled from the collections of master folklorist Pavol Dobsinsky.

For the reader's delight, the translations preserve the poetic qualities of the original tales: Slovak rhymes have been replaced by English ones, puns have been repunned, proverbs have been rendered with proverbial concision, and the flexible Slovak folk idiom has been captured in colloquial English.

All of which is to say, the reader will enjoy these tales immensely. And for those who wish to know more about Slovak folktales, the volume includes commentaries, tale classifications, an introduction to the Slovak tale tradition, and a concluding essay on tale collection.

General

Imprint: Routledge
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: April 2001
First published: 2001
Authors: David L Cooper
Dimensions: 229 x 152 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 328
Edition: Revised
ISBN-13: 978-0-7656-0719-5
Categories: Books > Fiction > Genre fiction > Myth & legend told as fiction
Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Myths & mythology
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Customs & folklore > Folklore
Books > Religion & Spirituality > Myths & mythology
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LSN: 0-7656-0719-0
Barcode: 9780765607195

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