Read Books Online and Download eBooks, EPub, PDF, Mobi, Kindle, Text Full Free.
Download Popular Legends full books in PDF, epub, and Kindle. Read online Popular Legends ebook anywhere anytime directly on your device. Fast Download speed and no annoying ads. We cannot guarantee that every ebooks is available!
Author : Elizabeth Fries Ellet
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)
Download or read book Popular Legends written by Elizabeth Fries Ellet and published by . This book was released on 1850 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Joseph Campbell
Publisher : Harper Perennial
ISBN 13 : 9780060964634
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (646 download)
Download or read book Transformations of Myth Through Time written by Joseph Campbell and published by Harper Perennial. This book was released on 1990-02-28 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The renowned master of mythology is at his warm, accessible, and brilliant best in this illustrated collection of thirteen lectures covering mythological development around the world.
Author : Introduction by Thomas J. Shahan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789354016295
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (162 download)
Download or read book A Book of Famous Myths and Legends written by Introduction by Thomas J. Shahan and published by . This book was released on 2020-05 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : James Ogude
Publisher : Africa Research and Publications
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 350 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)
Download or read book Urban Legends, Colonial Myths written by James Ogude and published by Africa Research and Publications. This book was released on 2007 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Mariana Monteiro
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)
Download or read book Legends and Popular Tales of the Basque People written by Mariana Monteiro and published by . This book was released on 1890 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Miguel Carvalho Abrantes
Publisher : Miguel Carvalho Abrantes
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (23 download)
Download or read book Famous Legends From Portugal written by Miguel Carvalho Abrantes and published by Miguel Carvalho Abrantes. This book was released on 2021-09-26 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enjoy these famous legends from Portugal, some presented in English for the very first time! This book contains 52 notable Portuguese legends, ones which were constantly heard and retold by natives from Portugal across the centuries. Whether you're interested in legends from Portugal, local culture or simply looking for a collection of legends you never read before, this book presents you with many notable stories covering a few different areas: Local legends which predate the foundation of Portugal in the XII century (such as Ulysses founding the city of Lisbon; Guesto Ansures; ...) Legends from the time of Afonso Henriques, the first king of Portugal (the famous "Miracle of Ourique"; the conquest of the city of Évora; ...) Medieval legends regarding the foundation of a few local cities and villages (such as Alenquer and Moura, ...) Legends about Portuguese kings (Martim de Freitas' faithfulness; the Magpies of Sintra; the return of king Sebastião; ...) Legends connected to the notable Battle of Aljubarrota (the Twelve of England; the Female Baker; ...) Legends from the time of the Explorers and Portuguese Empire (Machim's; the mysterious statue of the island of Corvo; the giant Adamastor; ...) Fantastic and religious legends (the Goat-footed ladies; Fuas Roupinho; the Enchanted Moors; the Olharapos; ...) And even some legends about famous places and notable people from Portugal (the Rooster of Barcelos; the love story of Inês de Castro; the Labours of Saint Engratia; the recent story of Teresa Fidalgo; ...) Many of these legends were never made available in English before, and so they are compiled and retold here, along with brief explanatory notes for those who don't speak Portuguese but would like to learn more about these myths, legends and short stories from the country of Camões, Pessoa, Amália and Cristiano Ronaldo.
Author : Hank Moore
Publisher : Morgan James Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1631959662
Total Pages : 215 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (319 download)
Download or read book Pop Music Legends written by Hank Moore and published by Morgan James Publishing. This book was released on 2022-09-06 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Music affects every person. It is the soundtrack of our happiness, zest for achievement and relationships to others. Music brings great ideas and feelings. It soothes the soul. It creates and sustains memories.” – Hank Moore Pop Music Legends covers change and growth of the music recording industry. It is based on the Hank Moore’s involvement in music over the years, interviews with hundreds of music stars and his knowledge of pop culture. It is the only book that encompasses a full-scope music perspective and is designed to have high appeal mass appeal, historical, entertainment and is applicable to a broad audience.
Author : Gail de Vos
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (161 download)
Download or read book What Happens Next? written by Gail de Vos and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2012-06-26 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fascinating book uncovers the history behind urban legends and explains how the contemporary iterations of familiar fictional tales provide a window into the modern concerns—and digital advancements—of our society. What do ghost hunting, legend tripping, and legendary monsters have in common with email hoaxes, chain letters, and horror movies? In this follow-up to Libraries Unlimited's Tales, Rumors, and Gossip: Exploring Contemporary Folk Literature in Grades 7–12, author Gail de Vos revisits popular urban legends, and examines the impact of media—online, social, and broadcast—on their current iterations. What Happens Next? Contemporary Urban Legends and Popular Culture traces the evolution of contemporary legends from the tradition of oral storytelling to the sharing of stories on the Internet and TV. The author examines if the popularity of contemporary legends in the media has changed the form, role, and integrity of familiar legends. In addition to revisiting some of the legends highlighted in her first book, de Vos shares new tales in circulation which she sees as a direct result of technological advancements.
Author : Philip Ball
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226823849
Total Pages : 437 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (268 download)
Download or read book The Modern Myths written by Philip Ball and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2022-10-17 with total page 437 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With The Modern Myths, brilliant science communicator Philip Ball spins a new yarn. From novels and comic books to B-movies, it is an epic exploration of literature, new media and technology, the nature of storytelling, and the making and meaning of our most important tales. Myths are usually seen as stories from the depths of time—fun and fantastical, but no longer believed by anyone. Yet, as Philip Ball shows, we are still writing them—and still living them—today. From Robinson Crusoe and Frankenstein to Batman, many stories written in the past few centuries are commonly, perhaps glibly, called “modern myths.” But Ball argues that we should take that idea seriously. Our stories of Dracula, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, and Sherlock Holmes are doing the kind of cultural work that the ancient myths once did. Through the medium of narratives that all of us know in their basic outline and which have no clear moral or resolution, these modern myths explore some of our deepest fears, dreams, and anxieties. We keep returning to these tales, reinventing them endlessly for new uses. But what are they really about, and why do we need them? What myths are still taking shape today? And what makes a story become a modern myth? In The Modern Myths, Ball takes us on a wide-ranging tour of our collective imagination, asking what some of its most popular stories reveal about the nature of being human in the modern age.
Author : Julia McDonnell
Publisher : Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
ISBN 13 : 1482427508
Total Pages : 34 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (824 download)
Download or read book The Legend of Robin Hood written by Julia McDonnell and published by Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP. This book was released on 2015-07-15 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stories of the outlaw archer Robin Hood reach back to medieval times. However, movies, books, comic books, and television shows about him still populate our popular culture. Readers will not only become absorbed by the legend of the folk hero, complete with his Merry Men and the evil Sheriff of Nottingham, they'll be intrigued by the debate about whether Robin Hood is based on a real person. Famous illustrations and fun facts abound in this high-interest volume.
Author : World Book
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780716626411
Total Pages : 118 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (264 download)
Download or read book Myths and Legends of Australia, New Zealand, and Pacific Islands written by World Book and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who created the world? Where did volcanoes come from? Explore the rich mythologies and legends of the many cultures of the peoples of Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands. Famous Myths and Legends is a beautifully photographed and illustrated 12-volume series designed to narrate the ancient mythologies and inherited stories from the many diverse cultures throughout the world.
Author : Michael Sabatino
Publisher : Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
ISBN 13 : 1482427346
Total Pages : 34 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (824 download)
Download or read book The Legend of Dracula written by Michael Sabatino and published by Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP. This book was released on 2015-07-15 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dracula, the blood-thirsty Transylvanian who terrorized England, was a character in an 1897 horror novel. However, the author, Bram Stoker, based his infamous creature on a real-life prince from the 1400s named Vlad III. Though Vlad wasn't a vampire, he was known for some very gory exploits. Legends of vampires stretch back even further than this. Thrilled readers will devour this legend, its possible sources, and details about its contribution to popular culture. Spooky photographs and illustrations set the mood and enhance the spine-tingling text.
Author : Peter Muise
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1625850484
Total Pages : 141 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (258 download)
Download or read book Legends and Lore of the North Shore written by Peter Muise and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2014-07-15 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For over three hundred years, stories of witches, sea serpents and pirates have amazed and terrified residents of Massachusetts's North Shore. In the summer of 1692, phantom men were spotted in the fields of Gloucester. Farther north, "A" marks the spot for pirate treasure in the marshes of Newbury, while to the east, full moons might bring out the werewolf of Dogtown. The devil himself has burned his mark on the boulder-strewn landscape, while shaggy humanoids have been sighted loping along the coast. From Boston to New Hampshire, Massachusetts's North Shore is filled with remarkable stories and legendary characters. Join author Peter Muise and discover the North Shore's uncanny legends and tales of the paranormal.
Author : Jason Colavito
Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 1684351499
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (843 download)
Download or read book The Legends of the Pyramids written by Jason Colavito and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2021-08-03 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Could the Great Pyramid of Giza be a repository of ancient magical knowledge? Or perhaps evidence of a vanished pre–Ice Age civilization? Misinformation and myths have attached themselves to the Egyptian pyramids since ancient Greece and Rome. While many Americans believe that the pyramids were built by aliens, archaeologists understand that the Giza pyramids were built by the pharaohs of the Fourth Dynasty around 2450 BCE. So why is there such a disconnect between scholarly opinion and the popular view of Egypt? In The Legends of the Pyramids, Jason Colavito takes us back to Late Antique Egypt, where the replacement of polytheism with Christianity gave rise to local efforts to rewrite the stories of Egyptian history in the image of the Bible. When the Arab conquest absorbed Egypt into the Islamic community, these stories then passed into Islamic historiography and reentered the West. Colavito's The Legends of the Pyramids lays open pop culture's view of Egypt in movies, TV shows, popular books, and New Age beliefs, detailing how the hidden history of Egypt has grown alongside the official history of archaeology and Egyptology.
Author : Frances Lefkowitz
Publisher : Chelsea House
ISBN 13 : 9780791023426
Total Pages : 140 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (234 download)
Download or read book Marilyn Monroe written by Frances Lefkowitz and published by Chelsea House. This book was released on 1995 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines in text and photographs the life and career of the most celebrated motion picture actress in the history of show business.
Author : Mikel J. Koven
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
ISBN 13 : 9780810860254
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (62 download)
Download or read book Film, Folklore, and Urban Legends written by Mikel J. Koven and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Alien to When a Stranger Calls, many films are based on folklore or employ an urban legend element to propel the narrative. Films, Folklore and Urban Legends explores the convergence of folklore with popular cinema studies and focuses on the study of urban legends and how these narratives are used as inspiration for a number of films. Beginning with a general survey of the existing literature on folklore/film, this book addresses discourses of belief, how urban legends provide the organizing principle of some films, and how certain films "act out" or perform a legend.
Author : World Book
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780716626473
Total Pages : 114 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (264 download)
Download or read book Myths and Legends of Ancient Rome written by World Book and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How was Rome founded? Who were the Roman gods? Explore the rich mythologies and legends of the ancient peoples of Rome. Famous Myths and Legends is a beautifully photographed and illustrated 12-volume series designed to narrate the ancient mythologies and inherited stories from the many diverse cultures throughout the world.
