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American folktales
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Peggy A. Bulger |
Publisher's description: This two-volume collection of folktales represents some of the finest examples of American oral tradition. Drawn from the largest archive of American folk culture, The Americ… |
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The Drac
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Stephen Walker,Nanine Valen,Felice Holman |
A collection of five tales adapted from French legends including "The Invisible Demon," "The Carpenter's Crop," "The Terror of Nerluc," "The Lady of the Moor," and "The Flying Serpent." |
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Haa shuká, our ancestors
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Richard Dauenhauer,Nora Dauenhauer,Nora Marks Dauenhauer |
Recorded from the 1960s to the present by twelve tradition bearers who were passing down for future generations the accounts of haa shuka, which means our ancestors. Narratives tell of the origin of … |
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Captain America and the crusade against evil
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John Shelton Lawrence,Robert Jewett |
"Arguing that the superhero is the antidemocratic counterpart of the classical "monomyth" described by Joseph Campbell, the authors show that the American version of the monomyth derives from tales o… |
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Engaging Humor
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Elliott Oring |
"Analyzed contextually and comparatively, humorous expressions emerge as forms of human communication whose implications are startling, engaging, and profound. Engaging Humor explores Freud's theory … |
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The Elves and the Shoemaker
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Freya Littledale |
The poor old shoemaker becomes successful with the help of two elves who finish his shoes during the night. |
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Tales from the Mabinogion
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Richard Kennedy,Olwen Bowen Davies,Olwen Bowen |
Fifteen episodes from the Mabinogion, a collection of medieval Welsh tales, recount the feats and exploits of King Arthur and other powerful kings and princes. |
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Animals in Celtic Life and Myth
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Miranda J. Aldhouse-Green |
For the Celts, a rural people whose survival depended so freatly upon their environment, the sanctity of natural phenomenon and of the elements led to extreme respect and veneration of animals. Both … |
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