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Folktales Told Around the World (Paperback)

by Richard M. Dorson (Author) "Irish Folklore Commission Vol. 984; 227-34. Recorded on Ediphone cylinders about 1930 by Dr. Robin Flower, Keeper of Manuscripts in the British Museum, from Peig..." (more)
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All the selections in Richard M. Dorson's Folktales Told around the World were recorded by expert collectors, and the majority of them are published here for the first time. The tales presented are told in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Europe, North and South America, and Oceania. Unlike other collections derived in large part from literary texts, this volume meets the criteria of professional folklorists in assembling only authentic examples of folktales as they were orally told. Background information, notes on the narrators, and scholarly commentaries are provided to establish the folkloric character of the tales.
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  • Paperback: 648 pages
  • Publisher: University Of Chicago Press (November 15, 1978)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0226158748
  • ISBN-13: 978-0226158747
  • Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 5.9 x 1.4 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  (2 customer reviews)
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