Explore the stories and themes that capture the imagination of
young people today. A sampling of tales is organized into broad
subject areas, such as contaminated food, threats to children, and
satanic legends, and the tales are analyzed according to function,
structure, and international variants. De Vos also discusses film
and literary adaptions and offers suggestions for adapting tales
for the junior high and high school curriculum.
Explore the stories and themes that capture the imagination of
young people today. After a fascinating overview and discussion of
contemporary legends (commonly referred to as modern urban legends
and often told as true), de Vos examines them in their relationship
to rumors and gossip, ostension (acting out the legends), the role
of the media in formulation and dissemination, and related tales
(e.g., literary horror tales). A sampling of tales is organized
into broad subject areas, such as contaminated food, threats to
children, and satanic legends, and the legends are analyzed
according to function, structure, and international variants. De
Vos discusses some of the literary and visual adaptations in
popular culture and offers suggestions for adapting tales for the
junior high and high school curriculum. A fascinating professional
book, this is a great resource to use with young adults.
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