The World's Great Folktales
Title | The World's Great Folktales PDF eBook |
Author | James R. Foster |
Publisher | Galahad Books |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 1994-10 |
Genre | Folklore |
ISBN | 9780883658833 |
A comprehensive look at folklore throughout the world. Highlighting the universality of common themes and familiar motifs, it captures the rhythms and the sense of wonder of traditional storytelling at its best.
Best-Loved Folktales of the World
Title | Best-Loved Folktales of the World PDF eBook |
Author | Joanna Cole |
Publisher | Anchor |
Pages | 818 |
Release | 1983-08-09 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0385189494 |
This collection of over two hundred folk and fairy tales from all over the world is the only edition that encompasses all cultures. Arranged geographically by region—West and East Europe, British Isles, Scandinavia, and Northern Europe, Middle East, Asia, the Pacific, Africa, North America, the Carribean and West Indies, and Central and South America—and lovingly selected from the personal favorites of folklorists and writers, this book is a major anthology in its field. Gathered together in this wide-ranging collection are familiar classics like "Snow-White" and "Sleeping Beauty," and stories that equal them from all major cultures. Together they offer magic, adventure, laughter, reflection, vivid images, and a throng of colorful characters. More important, they offer insight into the oral traditions of different cultures and deal with universal human dilemmas that span differences of age, culture, and geography. Animal fables, proverbs, ghost stories, funny tales, and tales of enchantment provide a unique reading experience for all ages. A category index groups the tales by plot and character, e.g., humorous, supernatural, and "pourquoi" tales, married couples, enchanted sweethearts, etc. Like all great literature, these tales can be read with fascination on many levels, making Best-Loved Folktales of the World a classic and enduring collection.
World Folktales
Title | World Folktales PDF eBook |
Author | Atelia Clarkson |
Publisher | Scribner Paper Fiction |
Pages | 468 |
Release | 1982-06 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 9780684177632 |
This collection contains 66 representative folktales with extensive introductions and background material.
Not One Damsel in Distress
Title | Not One Damsel in Distress PDF eBook |
Author | Jane Yolen |
Publisher | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Pages | 140 |
Release | 2000 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 9780152020477 |
A collection of thirteen traditional tales from various parts of the world, with the main character of each being a fearless, strong, heroic, and resourceful woman.
Folk Tales and Fables of the World
Title | Folk Tales and Fables of the World PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 288 |
Release | 2007 |
Genre | Fables |
ISBN | 9781869536671 |
This timeless, beautifully presented book showcases a treasure-house of many of the world's most entrancing tales. Appealing to all ages, from preschoolers, who will revel in having these stories read to them, to parents and grandparents. Sumptuous images by world-renowned children's illustrator Robert Ingpen.
Favorite Folktales from Around the World
Title | Favorite Folktales from Around the World PDF eBook |
Author | Jane Yolen |
Publisher | Pantheon |
Pages | 514 |
Release | 2014-05-14 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0804152861 |
From Africa, Burma, and Czechoslovakia to Turkey, Vietnam, and Wales here are more than 150 of the world's best-loved folktales from more than forty countries and cultures. These tales of wonder and transformation, of heroes and heroines, of love lost and won, of ogres and trolls, stories both jocular and cautionary and legends of pure enchantment will delight readers and storytellers of all ages. With black-and-white drawings throughout Part of the Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library
World Folktales
Title | World Folktales PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | Pearson UK |
Pages | 108 |
Release | |
Genre | Readers |
ISBN | 1292306602 |