Author: Duncan EmrichPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Riddles, American
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The Nonsense Book of Riddles, Rhymes, Tongue Twisters, Puzzles and Jokes from American Folklore
Author: Duncan EmrichPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Riddles, American
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The Nonsense Book of Riddles, Rhymes, Tongue Twisters, Puzzles and Jokes from American Folklore
Author: Duncan EmrichPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : American wit and humor
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
A collection of riddles, rhymes, tongue twisters and more, collected by American folklorists.
A World Treasury of Riddles
Author: Phil CousineauPublisher: Conari Press
ISBN: 9781573247122
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
Mythologist and adventurer Phil Cousineau theorizes that riddles are proverbs turned into questions. He believes telling riddles is a lost folk art. This eclectic collection of brain twisters from Leonardo da Vinci to Lewis Carroll is designed to bring the practice back to the living room. Cousineau invites readers into the peripatetic, poetic, and sweet language of riddles
NONSENSE BOOK OF RIDDLES RHYMES TONGUE TWISTERS PUZZLES AND JOKES
Author: The Nonsense Book of Riddels, Rhimes, Tongue Twisters, Puzzles and Jokes from American Folklore
Author: Duncan EmrichEncyclopedia of American Folklore
Author: Linda WattsPublisher: Infobase Holdings, Inc
ISBN: 1646930002
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 462
Book Description
Folklore has been described as the unwritten literature of a culture: its songs, stories, sayings, games, rituals, beliefs, and ways of life. Encyclopedia of American Folklore helps readers explore topics, terms, themes, figures, and issues related to this popular subject. This comprehensive reference guide addresses the needs of multiple audiences, including high school, college, and public libraries, archive and museum collections, storytellers, and independent researchers. Its content and organization correspond to the ways educators integrate folklore within literacy and wider learning objectives for language arts and cultural studies at the secondary level. This well-rounded resource connects United States folk forms with their cultural origin, historical context, and social function. Appendixes include a bibliography, a category index, and a discussion of starting points for researching American folklore. References and bibliographic material throughout the text highlight recently published and commonly available materials for further study. Coverage includes: Folk heroes and legendary figures, including Paul Bunyan and Yankee Doodle Fables, fairy tales, and myths often featured in American folklore, including "Little Red Riding Hood" and "The Princess and the Pea" American authors who have added to or modified folklore traditions, including Washington Irving Historical events that gave rise to folklore, including the civil rights movement and the Revolutionary War Terms in folklore studies, such as fieldwork and the folklife movement Holidays and observances, such as Christmas and Kwanzaa Topics related to folklore in everyday life, such as sports folklore and courtship/dating folklore Folklore related to cultural groups, such as Appalachian folklore and African-American folklore and more.
American Folklore
Author: Children's Folklore
Author: Brian Sutton-SmithPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136546111
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
A groundbreaking collection of essays on a hitherto underexplored subject that challenges the existing stereotypical views of the trivial and innocent nature of children's culture, this work reveals for the first time the artistic and complex interactions among children. Based on research of scholars from such diverse fields as American studies, anthropology, education, folklore, psychology, and sociology, this volume represents a radical new attempt to redefine and reinterpret the expressive behaviors of children. The book is divided into four major sections: history, methodology, genres, and setting, with a concluding chapter on theory. Each section is introduced by an overview by Brian Sutton-Smith. The accompanying bibliography lists historical references through the present, representing works by scholars for over 100 years.
The Best in Children's Books
Author: Zena SutherlandPublisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 9780226780573
Category : Children's literature
Languages : en
Pages : 504
Book Description
Reviews 1,400 books for children chosen as the best published during the years 1966-1972.
Encyclopedia of American Folklore
Author: Linda S. WattsPublisher:
ISBN: 9780739484425
Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 484
Book Description
Encyclopedia of American Folklore helps readers explore the topics, terms, themes, figures, and issues related to the folklore of the United States.