LoginFavorite Folktales from Around the World (The Pantheon Fairy Tale & Folklore Library)
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Storytelling, the oral tradition that springs directly from folk archives, is well served in this one-volume collection culled from Pantheon's folklore series. The 160 tales are grouped thematically in 13 chapters; e.g. "The Very Young and the Very Old," "Fooling the Devil," taken from a variety of cultures—Eskimo, Irish, American Indian, Afro-American, Chinese, etc. Folklorists of many eras are represented in both familiar and less-common tales, carefully selected by Yolen, whose insightful introduction sets the parameters of choice. Her professional experience (she is the author of more than 80 books, man
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Manufacturer: Pantheon
Release date: 12 August 1988
ISBN-10 : 0394751884 | ISBN-13: 9780394751887
Release date: 12 August 1988
ISBN-10 : 0394751884 | ISBN-13: 9780394751887
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