Author: Howard True WheelerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : es
Pages : 586
Book Description
Tales from Jalisco, Mexico
Author: Howard True WheelerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : es
Pages : 586
Book Description
Mexican Ghost Tales of the Southwest
Author: Alfred AvilaPublisher: Arte Publico Press
ISBN: 9781558856370
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
Traditional Mexican stories tell of ghosts, evil spirits, devils, curses, and supernatural forces.
Journal of American Folklore
Author: Mexican Tales and Legends from Los Altos
Author: Stanley Linn RobePublisher: Berkeley : University of California Press
ISBN:
Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 604
Book Description
Horse Hooves and Chicken Feet
Author: Neil PhilipPublisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780618194636
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 102
Book Description
Publisher Description
Mexican Folk Tales
Author: Publisher: University of Arizona Press
ISBN: 0816543887
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 137
Book Description
Intriguing collection of authentic stories preserves a colorful part of the Mexican heritage. Tales center around Legends of the Devil, The strange Doings of the Saints, and The Mysteries of Human Life.
The Folklore of Spain in the American Southwest
Author: Aurelio M. EspinosaPublisher: University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN: 9780806122496
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 330
Book Description
The region of northern New Mexico and southern Colorado holds a unique place in the world of Spanish folk literature. Isolated from the rest of the Spanish-speaking world for most of its history since its first settlement in 1598, it has retained, even into our own time, much of its Hispanic folkloric heritage from the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries-ballads, songs, poems, folktales, sayings, anecdotes, proverbs, riddles, and folk drama. In this book, written in the late 1930s and never before published, Aurelio M. Espinosa, New Mexico’s pioneer folklorist, presents the first comprehensive, authoritative account of the relict folklore, bringing together the results of his collecting during the first third of this century, in the Southwest and in Spain, and his many ground-breaking scholarly studies.
A Latino Heritage, Series V
Author: Isabel SchonPublisher: Scarecrow Press
ISBN: 9780810830578
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
An aid for librarians and teachers interested in exposing students in kindergarten through high school with an understanding and appreciation of the people, history, and art and political, social, and economic problems of Central and South American countries, and Latino-heritage people in the United States.
Latin American Folktales
Author: John BierhorstPublisher: Pantheon
ISBN: 0307426580
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 402
Book Description
Over one hundred stories showcasing the wisdom and artistry of one the world’s richest folktale traditions—the first panoramic anthology of Hispano-American folk narratives in any language. Gathered from twenty countries and combining the lore of medieval Europe, the ancient Near East, and pre-Columbian America, the stories brought together here represent a core collection of classic Latin American folktales. Among the essential characters are the quiet man's wife who knew the Devil's secrets, the three daughters who robbed their father's grave, and the wife in disguise who married her own husband—not to mention the Bear's son, the tricksters Fox and Monkey, the two compadres, and the classic rogue Pedro de Urdemalas. Featuring black-and-white illustrations throughout, this Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library edition is unprecedented in size and scope, including riddles, folk prayers, and fables never before translated into English.
Enchanted Maidens
Author: James M. TaggartPublisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 069122692X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
Spanish villagers tell many folktales that describe in metaphorical language the struggles of young men and women as they emerge from their parental families and join in love. In this book James Taggart presents dozens of orally transmitted tales, including "Snow White," "Cinderella," "Beauty and the Beast," "Blancaflor," and dragonslayer stories, collected from seven villages in the region of CNBceres, and analyzes the differences in male and female approaches to telling them. His study shows how men and women use the tales to grapple with some of the contradictions found in gender relations in their culture, which conditions men to be sexually assertive and to marry virgins and which teaches women to fear the men who court them. Taggart interprets the male-female dialogue voiced through storytelling by linking the content of specific tales to the life experiences and gender of the storyteller. Men and women, he finds, carry out an exchange of ideas by retelling the same stories and altering the plots and characters to express their respective views of courtship. This indirect narrative dialogue conveys an understanding of the opposite sex and establishes a common model of marriage that permits men and women to overcome their fear of each other and bond in heterosexual love.