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Encyclopedia of Folklore and Literature

Encyclopedia of Folklore and Literature

by Mary Ellen Brown (Editor), Mary Ellen Brown (Editor), Bruce A. Rosenberg (Editor)

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    Library Binding 1998

    $125.03
Synopsis

This work is an award winning compendium of authors, concepts, motifs, characters, themes, works, and movements associated with folklore and literature from around the world.


* Provides an informatiove introduction

* Includes extensive cross references and a bibliography

$125.03

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20+ in stock

More Information

Format: Library Binding
 Pages: 810
 Publisher: ABC-CLIO
Published: Nov 1998
ISBN 10: 1576070034
ISBN 13: 9781576070031
Book Overview: Did you know that Shakespeare's famous tragedy Hamlet first circulated as an oral legend during the Middle Ages? Or that J.R.R. Tolkien borrowed character types from European oral narratives to develop his heroic quest trilogy The Lord of the Rings? Encyclopedia of Folklore and Literature describes how these and other oral traditions became the inspiration for the world's most famous literature.

Media Reviews
Highly recommended. - The Book Report
Thorough-going yet concise, this reference fills an important need . . . Highly recommended for all academic collections as a reference that affords a glimpse into the soul of folk narration. - Library Journal
The intelligent articles should prove useful to students of the folktale, to anyone looking for a fresh approach to the classics, or for multicultural views of the art of storytelling. - School Library Journal
The encyclopedia serves a highly useful purpose in addition to offering a pleasant place to leap and linger. The entries give scholars a quick means by which they can gain a basic understanding of terms, concepts, ideas, and important figures, and they also provide a starting list of references that can provide a valuable entree into further study. - Journal of Folklore Research
Author Bio

Mary Ellen Brown, PhD, is professor of folklore at Indiana University, Bloomington, IN and editor of the Journal of Folklore Research.

Bruce A. Rosenberg, PhD, is professor of American studies and English at Brown University, Providence, RI.