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Book Synopsis Storytelling Folklore Sourcebook by : Norma J. Livo
Download or read book Storytelling Folklore Sourcebook written by Norma J. Livo and published by Libraries Unlimited. This book was released on 1991-02-15 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A compendium of story elements and imagery for storytellers, teachers, fantasy writers, and others who want to draw on folklore. The sections include characters, objects, activities, motifs, and memory devices used in tales from around the world, but focusing on European traditions. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.
Book Synopsis Traditional Storytelling Today by : Margaret Read MacDonald
Download or read book Traditional Storytelling Today written by Margaret Read MacDonald and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-12-16 with total page 644 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traditional Storytelling Today explores the diversity of contemporary storytelling traditions and provides a forum for in-depth discussion of interesting facets of comtemporary storytelling. Never before has such a wealth of information about storytelling traditions been gathered together. Storytelling is alive and well throughout the world as the approximately 100 articles by more than 90 authors make clear. Most of the essays average 2,000 words and discuss a typical storytelling event, give a brief sample text, and provide theory from the folklorist. A comprehensive index is provided. Bibliographies afford the reader easy access to additional resources.
Book Synopsis The Storyteller's Sourcebook by : Margaret Read MacDonald
Download or read book The Storyteller's Sourcebook written by Margaret Read MacDonald and published by Gale Cengage. This book was released on 2001 with total page 760 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first edition provides descriptions of folktales and references to more than 700 published sources of folktales. The new edition covers folktales from 1983-1999. Both editions include thorough indexing by subject, motif, title, ethnic group and country of origin and a comprehensive bibliography.
Book Synopsis The Storyteller's Sourcebook by : Margaret Read MacDonald
Download or read book The Storyteller's Sourcebook written by Margaret Read MacDonald and published by Gale Cengage. This book was released on 1982 with total page 850 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Storyteller's Sourcebook is the first reference tool to bring together from children's collections variants of each folktale, and to supply descriptions of them. It is specifically designed for quick and easy access by the teacher or librarian who wants to locate (1) tales about a given subject, (2) the location of a specific tale title in collections, (3) tales from an ethnic or geographical area, (4) variants of a specific tale. - p. ix.
Book Synopsis Just Enough to Make a Story by : Nancy Schimmel
Download or read book Just Enough to Make a Story written by Nancy Schimmel and published by Sisters' Choice. This book was released on 1992 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An introduction to storytelling, with tips on choosing, learning and telling stories and annotated lists of preferred stories.
Book Synopsis American Regional Folklore by : Terry Ann Mood-Leopold
Download or read book American Regional Folklore written by Terry Ann Mood-Leopold and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2004-09-24 with total page 497 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An easy-to-use guide to American regional folklore with advice on conducting research, regional essays, and a selective annotated bibliography. American Regional Folklore begins with a chapter on library research, including how to locate a library suitable for folklore research, how to understand a library's resources, and how to construct a research strategy. Mood also gives excellent advice on researching beyond the library: locating and using community resources like historical societies, museums, fairs and festivals, storytelling groups, local colleges, newspapers and magazines, and individuals with knowledge of the field. The rest of the book is divided into eight sections, each one highlighting a separate region (the Northeast, the South and Southern Highlands, the Midwest, the Southwest, the West, the Northwest, Alaska, and Hawaii). Each regional section contains a useful overview essay, written by an expert on the folklore of that particular region, followed by a selective, annotated bibliography of books and a directory of related resources.
Book Synopsis The Storyteller's Start-up Book by : Margaret Read MacDonald
Download or read book The Storyteller's Start-up Book written by Margaret Read MacDonald and published by august house. This book was released on 1993 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Instruction on how to tell stories. Includes 12 tales from other countries.
Book Synopsis Storytelling Folklore Sourcebook by : Norma J. Livo
Download or read book Storytelling Folklore Sourcebook written by Norma J. Livo and published by Libraries Unlimited. This book was released on 1991-02-15 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A compendium of story elements and imagery for storytellers, teachers, fantasy writers, and others who want to draw on folklore. The sections include characters, objects, activities, motifs, and memory devices used in tales from around the world, but focusing on European traditions. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.
Book Synopsis Children's Folklore by : Brian Sutton-Smith
Download or read book Children's Folklore written by Brian Sutton-Smith and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-10-12 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A groundbreaking collection of essays on a hitherto underexplored subject that challenges the existing stereotypical views of the trivial and innocent nature of children's culture, this work reveals for the first time the artistic and complex interactions among children. Based on research of scholars from such diverse fields as American studies, anthropology, education, folklore, psychology, and sociology, this volume represents a radical new attempt to redefine and reinterpret the expressive behaviors of children. The book is divided into four major sections: history, methodology, genres, and setting, with a concluding chapter on theory. Each section is introduced by an overview by Brian Sutton-Smith. The accompanying bibliography lists historical references through the present, representing works by scholars for over 100 years.
Download or read book Storytelling written by Josepha Sherman and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-03-26 with total page 1450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Storytelling is an ancient practice known in all civilizations throughout history. Characters, tales, techniques, oral traditions, motifs, and tale types transcend individual cultures - elements and names change, but the stories are remarkably similar with each rendition, highlighting the values and concerns of the host culture. Examining the stories and the oral traditions associated with different cultures offers a unique view of practices and traditions."Storytelling: An Encyclopedia of Mythology and Folklore" brings past and present cultures of the world to life through their stories, oral traditions, and performance styles. It combines folklore and mythology, traditional arts, history, literature, and festivals to present an overview of world cultures through their liveliest and most fascinating mode of expression. This appealing resource includes specific storytelling techniques as well as retellings of stories from various cultures and traditions.
Book Synopsis Arkansas Folklore Sourcebook (c) by : William M. Clements
Download or read book Arkansas Folklore Sourcebook (c) written by William M. Clements and published by University of Arkansas Press. This book was released on 1992 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Arkansas's rich folklore tradition is treated in this collection of eight essays covering the history of folklore research in the state, traditional songs and music, "tall tales," folk architecture, traditional foods and their preparation, superstitions and beliefs, and festivals and celebrations. Includes extensive bibliographies of reference works, and audio and video recordings.
Book Synopsis World Folklore for Storytellers: Tales of Wonder, Wisdom, Fools, and Heroes by : Howard J Sherman
Download or read book World Folklore for Storytellers: Tales of Wonder, Wisdom, Fools, and Heroes written by Howard J Sherman and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-12-18 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here is a treasury of favorite and little known tales from Africa, Asia, Europe, the Americas, Australia, and Oceania, gracefully retold and accompanied by fascinating, detailed information of their historic and cultural backgrounds. The introduction provides an informative overview of folklore, its purpose in world cultures and in contemporary society and popular culture. Following this, the main sections of the book are arranged by tale type, covering wonder tales, hero tales, tales of kindness repaid and hope and redemption, and finally tales of fools and wise people. Each section begins by comparing the tales cross-culturally, explaining similarities and differences in the folkloric narratives. Tales from diverse cultures are then presented, introduced, and retold in a highly readable fashion.
Book Synopsis The Emergence of Folklore in Everyday Life by : George H. Schoemaker
Download or read book The Emergence of Folklore in Everyday Life written by George H. Schoemaker and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Twenty Tellable Tales by : Margaret Read MacDonald
Download or read book Twenty Tellable Tales written by Margaret Read MacDonald and published by New York : H.W. Wilson Company. This book was released on 1986 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "With this classic storybook. revitalized for a new generation of storytellers, master storyteller Margaret Read MacDonald shares twenty timeless, easy-to-learn tales for the beginning storyteller. Borrowing story lines from across cultures, MacDonald adapts folktales with chants, songs, and repeating lines, making them both easy to remember for the teller and enjoyable for the listener." "This revised edition includes twenty-five pages of bibliographic material and author commentary covering story collections, sources for researching tale variants and origins, and recommended picture books and videotapes as a starting point for finding the best tales for your style and audience. A must-have for school and public librarians, teachers, parents, and any folktale or storytelling aficionado, Twenty Tellable Tales gives beginning tellers a place to start to find their own voice. Even the most inexperienced storyteller can sound like a pro using the techniques outlined in this proven resource."--BOOK JACKET.
Book Synopsis Storytelling Encyclopedia by : David A. Leeming
Download or read book Storytelling Encyclopedia written by David A. Leeming and published by Greenwood. This book was released on 1997-09-23 with total page 568 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mahabharata, maiden, Mali storytelling, marriage, masks and masquerade, Mayan storytelling, Mende storytelling, Mexican storytelling, Midrashim, Minotaur, miraculous birth, Monkey King, Moon, morality tale, Moses, motifs, Muhammad, myth, native North American storytelling, Navajo storytelling, Nigerian storytelling, Norse storytelling, number symbolism (zero, one, two three, four, seven, ten, twelve, forty) numbers, nursery rhymes, Odysseus, Oedipus, Oglala Sioux storytelling, origin stories, Penobscot storytelling, Persephone, Persian storytelling, Phoenix, plays, plot, poems, Polynesian storytelling, psychoanalysis, psychology, quest Brer Rabbit, rainbow serpent, raven, rebirth, Red Riding Hood, Rhiannon, riddles, romance, Scandinavian storytelling, serpent, William Shakespeare, Sioux storytelling, Song of Roland, Spanish storytelling, spell, wicked stepmother, Swedish storytelling, symbolism, tall tales, Thai storytelling, Thousand One Nights, Tibetan storytelling, tortoise, trees, trickster, trolls, troubadour, Troy, Uncle Remus, Valhalla, Valmiki, vampire, verse story, Virgin Mary, virginity, water Welsh storytelling, witch, women, Yahweh, Yiddish storytelling, Yoruba storytelling, Zeus, etc.
Download or read book Bag O' Tales written by Effie Power and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A reissue of a 1934 collection of stories to read and tell including myths, folk tales, ballads and a section of stories for the very young.
Book Synopsis American Regional Folklore by : Terry Ann Mood
Download or read book American Regional Folklore written by Terry Ann Mood and published by ABC-CLIO. This book was released on 2004-09-24 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to American regional folklore with advice on conducting research, regional essays, and an annotated bibliography. It covers library research, including how to locate a library suitable for folklore research, how to understand a library's resources, and how to construct a research strategy.
