American Folklore and Legend
Title | American Folklore and Legend PDF eBook |
Author | Jane Polley |
Publisher | |
Pages | 460 |
Release | 1978 |
Genre | Social Science |
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This illustrated account presents an interesting history of folklore as well as a retelling of famous American legends.
America in Legend
Title | America in Legend PDF eBook |
Author | Richard M. Dorson |
Publisher | Pantheon |
Pages | 364 |
Release | 1974-08-12 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 9780394709260 |
This is a collection of American folklore from colonial times to the present.
Virginia Folk Legends
Title | Virginia Folk Legends PDF eBook |
Author | Thomas E. Barden |
Publisher | University of Virginia Press |
Pages | 372 |
Release | 1991 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 9780813913353 |
What do devil dogs, witches, haunted houses, Daniel Boone, Railroad Bill, "Justice John" Crutchfield, and lost silver mines have in common? All are among the subjects included in the vast collection of legends gathered between 1937 and 1942 by the field workers of the Virginia Writers Project of the WPA. For decades following the end of the project, these stories lay untouched in the libraries of the University of Virginia. Now, folklorist Thomas E. Barden brings to light these delightful tales, most of which have never been in print. Virginia Folk Legends presents the first valid published collection of Virginia folk legends and is endorsed by the American Folklore Society.
Handbook of American Folklore
Title | Handbook of American Folklore PDF eBook |
Author | Richard M. Dorson |
Publisher | Indiana University Press |
Pages | 614 |
Release | 1986-02-22 |
Genre | Music |
ISBN | 9780253203731 |
Includes material on interpretation methods and presentation of research.
American Folklore and the Mass Media
Title | American Folklore and the Mass Media PDF eBook |
Author | Linda Dégh |
Publisher | Indiana University Press |
Pages | 242 |
Release | 1994-02-22 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 9780253116604 |
"This book shows how folklore -- magic, miracles, and tales of enchanted princesses and genial giants -- is still alive and well in the modern mass media.... contains a wealth of facts and observations with which to conjure." -- Journal of Communication "Dégh brings her decades of expertise in folk narrative to bear in this well-researched, provocative study of the interrelationship between traditional processes of folk narrative performances and modern mass media.... Highly recommended... " -- Choice "Spanning folk cultural developments as old as feudalism and as new as today's TV ad, American Folklore and the Mass Media demonstrates how vital folklore remains, how often it absorbs -- rather than being absorbed by -- the most dramatic technological innovations and social realignments." -- Carl Lindahl "... all six essays are meaty and informative contributions to vital folkloric issues..." -- Contemporary Legend
A Treasury of American Folklore
Title | A Treasury of American Folklore PDF eBook |
Author | Benjamin Albert Botkin |
Publisher | |
Pages | 970 |
Release | 1944 |
Genre | Folklore |
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A collection of folklore, including an index of authors, titles, and first lines of songs and an index of subjects and names.
American Folklore
Title | American Folklore PDF eBook |
Author | Richard Mercer Dorson |
Publisher | |
Pages | 352 |
Release | 1959 |
Genre | Folklore |
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A survey of the entire field of America folklore-folkways jests, boasts, tall tales, ballads, and legendary heroes-from the era of colonization to the present age of mass culture.