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Psykologi & pedagogik

Sitting at the Feet of the Past

Donald R Hettinga Gary D Schmidt

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  • 256 sidor
  • 1992
Must a folktale be connected to its culture? Can a tale with universal applications be transmitted from one culture to another without loss? Does a teller from one culture have the ability--or even the right--to relate a tale from another culture? What happens to a tale when it leaves the oral and adult arenas and appears in print for children? Is it legitimate for a reteller to create variants to suit a child audience? Children's literature is today the major conduit for folklore, and professionals in the field must consider these questions. Editors Gary Schmidt and Donald Hettinga have brought together twenty-three writers of children's literature, illustrators, storytellers, and literary critics, who explore the issues and offer their experiences and views. The scope of the volume is the North American folktale, a rich amalgam of four major distinct traditions: the Native American folktale, the African American folktale, the retold Western European folktale, and the American tall tale. Each tradition is separately presented with an introductory survey and a selection of essays by the writers and critics. This focused collection will be valuable to scholars and professions in folklore, anthropology, American literature, and children's literature and useful also as a text in courses on children's literature and folklore.
  • Författare: Donald R Hettinga, Gary D Schmidt
  • Illustratör: black & white illustrations
  • Format: Inbunden
  • ISBN: 9780313276354
  • Språk: Engelska
  • Antal sidor: 256
  • Utgivningsdatum: 1992-09-01
  • Förlag: Praeger Publishers Inc