Folktales from India: A Selection of Oral Tales from Twenty-two Languages (The Pantheon Fairy Tale & Folklore Library)

Description: The 111 tales chosen by translator and poet Ramanujan illustrate the heterogeneity of Indian society and its oral folktale tradition. Ranging in length from a few paragraphs to 10 pages, the short narratives fall into seven basic categories: male-, female- or family-centered; concerning either fate or the supernatural; humorous; animal tales; and metafiction. The stories are arranged in "cycles or sessions"--11 groupings containing at least one example of each of the seven themes. Additionally, the associative nature of the tales within each cycle further reinforces the storyteller illusion. Unlike myths, folktales are ... (more)

Manufacturer: Random House
Release date: 1 March 1997
ISBN-10 : 0679748326 | ISBN-13: 9780679748328

Tags: Spirit (1), Mythology/folklore (1)

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