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SITTING AT THE FEET OF THE PAST
RETELLING THE NORTH AMERICAN FOLKTALE FOR CHILDREN |
| By: |
Donald R. Hettinga, Gary D. Schmidt |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£74.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0313276358 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780313276354 |
| Publisher: |
ABC-CLIO |
| Pub. date: |
15 September, 1992 |
| Series: |
Contributions to the Study of World Literature No. 45. |
| Pages: |
256 |
| Description: |
Asking whether a folktale must be connected to its culture and assuming that children's literature is the major conduit for folklore today, this volume brings together 23 writers/illustrators of children's literature who offer their views on folklore issues, based upon the North American folktale. |
| Synopsis: |
Must a folktale be connected to its culture? Can a tale with universal applications be transmitted from one culture to another without loss? Does a teller from one culture have the ability--or even the right--to relate a tale from another culture? What happens to a tale when it leaves the oral and adult arenas and appears in print for children? Is it legitimate for a reteller to create variants to suit a child audience? Children's literature is today the major conduit for folklore, and professionals in the field must consider these questions. Editors Gary Schmidt and Donald Hettinga have brought together twenty-three writers of children's literature, illustrators, storytellers, and literary critics, who explore the issues and offer their experiences and views. The scope of the volume is the North American folktale, a rich amalgam of four major distinct traditions: the Native American folktale, the African American folktale, the retold Western European folktale, and the American tall tale. Each tradition is separately presented with an introductory survey and a selection of essays by the writers and critics.This focused collection will be valuable to scholars and professions in folklore, anthropology, American literature, and children's literature and useful also as a text in courses on children's literature and folklore. |
| Illustrations: |
black & white illustrations |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
Greenwood Press |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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