Mexican-Americans of today are richly nourished by the folkways of three cultures Indian, Spanish, and Mexican. This comprehensive look at the Mexican-American world includes proverbs, riddles, and folksongs
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Mexican-American Folklore,
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This review is from: Mexican-American Folklore (American Folklore Series) (Paperback)
I just bought this book for Father's Day. It includes many well known folktales, folklore, sayings, and stories from the Hispanic culture - many I had forgotten from my youth. Very interesting.
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The final chapter of this book is subtitled "A Little bit of Everything." That would also make a good subtitle for this entire volume of folklore that reflects Mexican heritage in America. The book has good folktales and legends from Mexican-American culture, but these texts comprise only a small portion of the interesting volume. There are good chapters on Mexican-American folk speech, proverbs, riddles, ballads and folksong, and folk poetry. The book moves beyond many compilations to include good chapters on folk drama, dance, traditional games, foodways, folk art, and vernacular architecture. The presentation of these forms of folklore is interesting, and West also includes good discussions that place the genres and folk expressions within cultural and historical contexts. It's a good source for general readers who wish to learn a bit about Mexican-American culture, and the supplemental materials and extensive bibliography will appeal to those who wish to delve into a more in-depth understanding of the subject.
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THE FOLKLORE OF few ethnic groups in the United States has been so frequently collected as that of the Mexican-American. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
same dicho, rooster pull, little tortillas, folklore students, folk foods, folk housing, folk speech, folk narrative, folk drama, con safos Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New Mexico, Rio Grande, United States, Spanish Southwest, Pancho Villa, Don Cacahuate, Virgin of Guadalupe, Don Pedrito, John of the Bear, New Mexican, South El Paso, San Antonio, Virgin Mary, Big Bend, Holy Family, Juan Hábil, Los Pastores, Marla Blanca, San Isidro, Jan Brunvand, Mexico City, New World, San Elizario, San Juan, San Miguel New!
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THE FOLKLORE OF few ethnic groups in the United States has been so frequently collected as that of the Mexican-American. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
same dicho, rooster pull, little tortillas, folklore students, folk foods, folk housing, folk speech, folk narrative, folk drama, con safos Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New Mexico, Rio Grande, United States, Spanish Southwest, Pancho Villa, Don Cacahuate, Virgin of Guadalupe, Don Pedrito, John of the Bear, New Mexican, South El Paso, San Antonio, Virgin Mary, Big Bend, Holy Family, Juan Hábil, Los Pastores, Marla Blanca, San Isidro, Jan Brunvand, Mexico City, New World, San Elizario, San Juan, San Miguel New!
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- The Study of American Folklore: An Introduction (4th Edition) by Jan Harold Brunvand on 7 pages
- Hispanic Culture in the Southwest by Arthur L. Campa on 5 pages
- Puro Mexicano (Publication of the Texas Folklore Society) by J. Frank Dobie on 4 pages
- Mother Goose on the Rio Grande by Frances Alexander in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Rio Grande (Rivers of the World) by Raymond Johnson in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
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- Polish-American Folklore (Folklore and Society) by Deborah Silverman on 4 pages
- Hecho en Tejas: Texas-Mexican Folk Arts and Crafts (Publications of the Texas Folklore Society) by Joe S. Graham on 4 pages
- Jewish-American Folklore (American Folklore Series) by Josepha Sherman in Front Matter, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Texas Folklore Society 1943-1971 - Volume 2 by Francis Edward Abernethy on page 260, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- This Stubborn Self: Texas Autobiographies by Bert Almon in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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