Folktales of England - (Folktales of the World) by Katharine M Briggs (Paperback)

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If wonder tales are not abundant in England, other kinds of folktales thrive: local traditions, historical legends, humorous anecdotes.
Author(s): Katharine M Briggs
208 Pages
Social Science, Folklore & Mythology
Series Name: Folktales of the World

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Book Synopsis

If wonder tales are not abundant in England, other kinds of folktales thrive: local traditions, historical legends, humorous anecdotes. Many of the favorite tales which English-speaking peoples carry with them from childhood come from a long tradition-stories as familiar to Shakespeare, Ben Jonson, Spenser, and their many contemporaries as they are to us.

"This is a fine, homely feast, immediately intelligble. . . ."-Times Educational Supplement

". . . should be of special concern to Americans since many of the tales are parallel to or the source of our own folk stories."-Choice

"This is entertainment, to be sure, but is also part of man's attempts to comprehend his world."-Quartet

"Folktales of England is by all odds the most satisfactory general collection of folktales to come out of England since the advent of modern collection and classification techniques."-Ernest W. Baughman, Journal of American Folklore

Dimensions (Overall): 8.0 Inches (H) x 5.19 Inches (W) x .45 Inches (D)

Weight: .4 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 208

Genre: Social Science

Sub-Genre: Folklore & Mythology

Series Title: Folktales of the World

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Format: Paperback

Author: Katharine M Briggs

Language: English

Street Date: September 15, 1968

TCIN: 1006088835

UPC: 9780226074948

Item Number (DPCI): 247-03-4298

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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