Italian Popular Tales
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP Oxford
- Date of Publication 5 June 2003
- ISBN 9780195219296
- Binding Paperback
- No. of pages392 pages
- Size 233x156x25 mm
- Weight 531 g
- Language English 0
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Short description:
Forgotten for over a century, this nineteenth-century collection of narratives is re-introduced to the reading public by Jack Zipes, Professor of German and director of the Center for German and European Studies at the University of Minnesota. This edition provides insightful commentary by Jack Zipes on Crane as a folklorist and his collection methods, as well as discussion of historical and modern folklore research and the relevance of these tales in today's world. It also includes Crane's own critical analyses of the stories and their cultural context.
MoreLong description:
Originally published in 1885, Italian Popular Tales is a fascinating trove of fairy tales, legends, ghost stories, nursery tales, and jests, and other oral accounts that were collected, recorded, translated, and annotated by Thomas Crane, the first folklorist to bring the riches of Italian oral tradition to the English-speaking world.
Collectors in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries unearthed a wealth of stories from around the world and published them in English translations for the delight of general readers, young and old. Sadly, most of these anthologies have long been out of print. Italian Popular Tales brings back to life this key anthology of traditional tales from the golden age of folklore discovery. Crane's monumental achievement illustrates the enormous scope of his research, incomparable to other collections in the English language. In this modern edition, Crane's love for his work shines through the scholarship just as it did more than a century ago.
The volume presents a virtually unaltered edition of this classic work that is enhanced by an authoritative Introduction by Jack Zipes. This insightful essay discusses the significance of the collection and its original collector; the original collector's methodology and translation practices; and the original period context.
Certain to be of interest to folklorists, this classic collection is also meant to delight and amuse readers, whether a parent, storyteller, teacher, student, scholar, or just someone who enjoys original stories and authentic folk wisdom.
