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Author : Arthur Goldstuck
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (38 download)
Download or read book The Rabbit in the Thorn Tree written by Arthur Goldstuck and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Arthur Goldstuck
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Rabbit in the Thorn Tree written by Arthur Goldstuck and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Jan Harold Brunvand
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 9780393323580
Total Pages : 566 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (235 download)
Download or read book Encyclopedia of Urban Legends written by Jan Harold Brunvand and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2002 with total page 566 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents descriptions of hundreds of urban legends and their variations, themes, and scholarly approaches to the genre, including such tales as disappearing hitchhikers and hypodermic needles left in the coin slots of pay telephones.
Author : Gillian Bennett
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135812195
Total Pages : 434 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (358 download)
Download or read book Contemporary Legend written by Gillian Bennett and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-09-05 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1996. For most of the time since the Grimm brothers first contrasted the fairy tale (Märchen) and the legend (Sage), the former has enjoyed the greater reputation among folklorists. Only in recent years, and with the work of such scholars as Gillian Bennett and Paul Smith, has it been recognized that—both as art and as news—the legend is now central to contemporary culture in a way that the Märchen no longer is. The present book is the first collection of essays on legend to appear in English since 1971. Nevertheless, its publication consolidates a gradual shift which has taken place over the last two decades, in which English-language scholarship has taken the lead in the study of certain kinds of legends—variously dubbed modern horror legends, urban legends, urban myths or, here, contemporary legends.
Author : Arthur Goldstuck
Publisher : Penguin Random House South Africa
ISBN 13 : 0143529323
Total Pages : 346 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (435 download)
Download or read book The Ghost That Closed Down The Town written by Arthur Goldstuck and published by Penguin Random House South Africa. This book was released on 2012-10-02 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Arthur Goldstuck made the world of South African urban legends his own with four best-sellers during the 1990s. Now he returns to this landscape, but from a very different angle: looking at the extent to which ghost stories are really urban legends - stories spread by word of mouth (and the media) as absolute truth, but falling short on evidence and reality. In exploring ghost stories as urban legends, Goldstuck makes a fascinating discovery: the ghostly beliefs of each culture across South Africa have had a profound impact on the supernatural beliefs of every other cultural group in the country over the past four centuries. The result is the story of the South African ghost: a unique and complex character that reflects a turbulent history and a harsh existence and sheds a fascinating light on the nature of supernatural experience throughout the world. For instance, what do the Flying Dutchman and the Uniondale Ghost have in common? Why do the ghosts of so many of the country's fallen soldiers wander the earth seeking their forbidden lovers? How do our religious beliefs affect the way we see ghosts? How many ghosts of Daisy de Melker are really out there? Arthur Goldstuck has some of the answers in a book that challenges much conventional thinking about the supernatural.
Author : Craig MacKenzie
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 900449037X
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (44 download)
Download or read book The Oral-Style South African Short Story in English written by Craig MacKenzie and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2021-11-15 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study deals with a particular kind of short story in South African English literature - a kind of story variously called the fireside tale, tall tale, skaz narrative or (the term used here) the 'oral-style' story. Most famously exemplified in the Oom Schalk Lourens narratives of Herman Charles Bosman, the oral-style story has its roots in the hunting tale and camp-fire yarn of the nineteenth century and has dozens of exponents in South African literature, most of them long forgotten. Here this neglect has been addressed. A.W. Drayson's Tales at the Outspan (1862) provides a point of departure, and is followed by discussions of works by William Charles Scully, Percy FitzPatrick, Ernest Glanville, Perceval Gibbon, Francis Carey Slater, Pauline Smith, and Aegidius Jean Blignaut, all of whom used the oral-style story genre. In the work of Herman Charles Bosman, however, the South African oral-style story comes into its own. In his Oom Schalk Lourens figure is invested all of the complexity and 'double-voicedness' that was latent - and largely dormant - in the earlier works. Bosman demonstrates his sophistication particularly in his metafictional use of the oral-style story. The study concludes with a discussion of the use of oral forms in the work of more recent black writers - among them Bessie Head, Mtutuzeli Matshoba, and Njabulo Ndebele.
Author : Elizabeth Tucker
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0313038163
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (13 download)
Download or read book Campus Legends written by Elizabeth Tucker and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2005-10-30 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the earliest days of universities, students have told stories about their daily lives, often emphasizing extraordinary, surprising, and baffling events. This book examines the fascinating world of college and university legends. While it primarily looks at legends, it also gives some attention to rumors, pranks, rituals, and other forms of folklore. Included are introductory chapters on types of campus folklore, a collection of some 50 legends from a broad range of colleges and universities, an overview of scholarship, and a discussion of campus legends in movies, television, and popular culture. Since the earliest days of universities, students have told stories about their daily lives, often emphasizing extraordinary, surprising, and baffling events. Legends often dramatize certain hopes and fears, showing how stressful and exciting the college experience can be. From the stereotype of the absent minded professor to the adventures of spring break to the mysterious world of fraternities and sororities, campus legends have also become an important part of popular culture. This book provides a convenient, readable introduction to campus legends. While the volume focuses primarily on legends, it also explores rumors, pranks, rituals, and other related folklore types. The book begins with an overview of college and university folklore. This is followed by a discussion of particular types of legends and other folklore genres. The handbook then presents some 50 examples of college and university legends, including ghost stories, urban legends, food lore, drinking tales, murders and suicides, and many others. These examples are accompanied by brief comments. The book next surveys scholarship on campus folklore and discusses the place of college and university legends in films, television, literature, and popular culture. The volume cites numerous print and electronic resources.
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)
Download or read book Colour written by and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Bessie Blackstone Coleman
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 392 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (3 download)
Download or read book The Pathway to Reading written by Bessie Blackstone Coleman and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Bill Ellis
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN 13 : 9781617030017
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (3 download)
Download or read book Aliens, Ghosts, and Cults written by Bill Ellis and published by Univ. Press of Mississippi. This book was released on 2003 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Josie Litton
Publisher : Bantam
ISBN 13 : 0553897950
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (538 download)
Download or read book Fountain of Fire written by Josie Litton and published by Bantam. This book was released on 2003-08-26 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The legendary island nation of Akora endows its descendants with rare gifts. Now one compassionate young woman must discover her own extraordinary power--and her heart’s desire--by facing the greatest challenge of her life.... Fountain of Fire Daughter of a renowned Akoran warrior and an English-born beauty, Clio is content with her lot as a pretty, warmhearted girl among a family of compelling and exquisitely attractive people. Yet it is precisely her immensely soothing nature that is to bring her unexpected power--and passion. For a distressed young Queen Victoria has requested that Clio become her lady-in-waiting. During a time of political unrest, it is a position of inherent danger. But Clio is determined to be of service....Charged with safeguarding the queen from a suspected assassination plot, William, earl of Holyhood, is delighted to have the company of Clio. Not only is her sweetness a balm to the soul, but she is also, curiously, an Akoran princess. Long fascinated by the tantalizing island, William soon finds his interest superseded by an enchantment with Clio herself. Surprised by their deep mutual attraction, the couple have only to agree on how best to protect the queen--and themselves--from those who would steal their futures. But it is a task more easily said than done, and one that may hold the fate of an empire--and a blossoming love--in the balance.
Author : John Guille Millais
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 584 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book The Mammals of Great Britain and Ireland written by John Guille Millais and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page 584 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Total Pages : 980 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)
Download or read book Country Life written by and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 980 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 562 pages
Book Rating : 4.U/5 (183 download)
Download or read book Outdoor Life written by and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 562 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : E. H. Knatchbull-Hugessen
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 3385249759
Total Pages : 378 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (852 download)
Download or read book Whispers from Fairyland written by E. H. Knatchbull-Hugessen and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024-01-29 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1875.
Author : M.D Haviland
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 3752383755
Total Pages : 142 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (523 download)
Download or read book Lives of the Fur Folk written by M.D Haviland and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2020-07-31 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reproduction of the original: Lives of the Fur Folk by M.D Haviland
Author : Della Hooke
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
ISBN 13 : 1843835657
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (438 download)
Download or read book Trees in Anglo-Saxon England written by Della Hooke and published by Boydell & Brewer. This book was released on 2010 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Trees played a particularly important part in the rural economy of Anglo-Saxon England, both for wood and timber and as a wood-pasture resource, with hunting gaining a growing cultural role. But they are also powerful icons in many pre-Christian religions, with a degree of tree symbolism found in Christian scripture too. This wide-ranging book explores both the "real", historical and archaeological evidence of trees and woodland, and as they are depicted in Anglo-Saxon literature and legend. Place-name and charter references cast light upon the distribution of particular tree species (mapped here in detail for the first time) and also reflect upon regional character in a period that was fundamental for the evolution of the present landscape. Della Hooke is Honorary Fellow of the Institute for Advanced Research in Arts and Social Sciences at the University of Birmingham.
