Seventy-eight stories recorded by the collector from the oral
tradition of Kentucky between the years 1926 and 1934. Although
these stories are rich in language and attitude indigenous to the
Kentucky mountain people, they also vividly illustrate the ties of
that culture to an older folk literature, namely, European. To a
great extent these are fairly-tales and will be familiar to the
readers of Grimm, Andersen, etc. On occasion there are even
specifically European heroes - Einn, Cuchulain, etc. In this volume
Marie Campbell has transcribed the narrative of six master
tale-tellers, and has, where possible, included their comments as
to the origin of the stories and their feelings about them. As
often as not duplication in the stories occur, but this only serves
to highlight the spontaneous character of the oral tradition. To a
large extent these stories are suitable for children, though in
certain cases they embrace issues generally considered taboo. And
although the general adult reader may find here much that is
charming, Tales From the Cloud Walking Country is most properly
recommended to the folk lore enthusiast; the student of Americana,
and the reader who delights in unmannered, earthy whimsy. (Kirkus
Reviews)
Assembled here are seventy-eight stories from six of the
"ballad-singingest, tale-tellingest" residents of the eastern
Kentucky mountain country. Based on stories rooted in European
traditions from German fairy tales to Irish hero stories to Greek
myths, the tales had been handed down through generations of
telling before Marie Campbell collected them in the late 1920s and
early 1930s. Readers will recognize the story of Snow White in "A
Stepchild That Was Treated Mighty Bad," while "Three Shirts and a
Golden Finger Ring" recalls the fairy tale of the Seven Swans. "The
Fellow That Married A Dozen Times" is a lively rendition of
"Bluebeard." As the narrators cautioned Marie Campbell again and
again, "Tale-telling is nigh about faded out in the mountain
country," but "Tales from the Cloud Walking Country" offers a
lasting record of history, cultural heritage, language, and good
old-fashioned fun.
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