The Complete Folktales of A. N. Afanas’ev

The Complete Folktales of A. N. Afanas’ev
Title The Complete Folktales of A. N. Afanas’ev PDF eBook
Author Jack V. Haney
Publisher Univ. Press of Mississippi
Pages 774
Release 2014-11-18
Genre Social Science
ISBN 1626743150

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The folktales of A. N. Afanas’ev represent the largest single collection of folktales in any European language and perhaps in the world. Widely regarded as the Russian Grimm, Afanas’ev collected folktales from throughout the Russian Empire in what are now regarded as the three East Slavic languages, Byelorusian, Russian, and Ukrainian. The result of his own collecting, the collecting of friends and correspondents, and in a few cases his publishing of works from earlier and forgotten collections is truly phenomenal. In his lifetime, Afanas’ev published more than 575 tales in his most popular and best-known work, Narodnye russkie skazki. In addition to this basic collection he prepared a volume of Russian legends, many on religious themes, an anthology of mildly obscene tales, and voluminous writings on Slavic folk life and Slavic mythology. His works were subject to the strict censorship of ecclesiastical and state authorities that lasted until the demise of the Soviet Union at the end of the twentieth century. Overwhelmingly, his particular emendations were of a stylistic nature, while those of the censors mostly concerned content. The censored tales are generally not included. Up to now, there has been no complete English-language version of the Russian folktales of Afanas’ev. This translation is based on L. G. Barag and N. V. Novikov’s edition (Moscow: Nauka, 1984-1986), widely regarded as the authoritative edition. The present edition includes commentaries to each tale as well as its international classification number.

Dust Be the Serpent's Meat

Dust Be the Serpent's Meat
Title Dust Be the Serpent's Meat PDF eBook
Author Carver Wendell Waters
Publisher iUniverse
Pages 409
Release 2003-10-16
Genre Fiction
ISBN 0595300197

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Set in a small town near the Gulf of Mexico, this novel is both social commentary on the lives of Black folk, as well as examination of the lives of five Black boys during the summer of 1954. The adult Black folk in Riverville are keenly aware of family histories which have developed under segregation, but which are inter-related to the white community. The diversity, resilience, and faults of these characters do not hinder their progress towards equality.

Gleanings in Genesis

Gleanings in Genesis
Title Gleanings in Genesis PDF eBook
Author Arthur W. Pink
Publisher
Pages 422
Release 1922
Genre
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Cutting Off the Serpent's Head

Cutting Off the Serpent's Head
Title Cutting Off the Serpent's Head PDF eBook
Author Robert Barnett
Publisher Human Rights Watch
Pages 210
Release 1996
Genre Political Science
ISBN 9781564321664

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A Catholic Commentary on Holy Scripture

A Catholic Commentary on Holy Scripture
Title A Catholic Commentary on Holy Scripture PDF eBook
Author Bernard Orchard
Publisher
Pages 1338
Release 1953
Genre Bible
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In the Land of Marvels

In the Land of Marvels
Title In the Land of Marvels PDF eBook
Author Theodor Vernaleken
Publisher
Pages 372
Release 1884
Genre Folklore
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The English Cyclopedia

The English Cyclopedia
Title The English Cyclopedia PDF eBook
Author
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Pages 584
Release 1866
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