Folklore, Myths, and Legends: a World Perspective, Softcover Student Edition

Name: Folklore, Myths, and Legends: a World Perspective, Softcover Student Edition
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ISBN: 9780844257846

ISBN-10: 0844257842

ISBN-13: 9780844257846

Edition: 1997 (Student Manual, Study Guide, etc.)

Authors: McGraw Hill, Glencoe McGraw-Hill Staff

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In this new anthology, Rosenburg makes great folk literature from around the world accessible & exciting to the reader. She retells 30 siginifcant folktales, myths & legends in a way that retains the plot, characterisation & style of the original.

Book details

List price: $79.80
Copyright year: 1997
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
Publication date: 1/1/1997
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 536
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.628
Language: English



Preface


Introduction


The Creation of Human Beings


Anansi, the Clever One


The Woman With One Hand


The Roamer-of-the-Plain


The Crocodile and His Son


Enki, Lord of the Earth and the Waters of Life and Adapa


The Craftsman's Wife


Rostam, Shield of Persia and the Tragedy of Sohrab


Prometheus, the Fire-Bringer


Oisin Mac Finn, Poet of the Fianna


Saga of Gunnlaug Serpent-Tongue


Aucassin and Nicolette


Doctor Faust


Botoque, Bringer of Fire


The Little Frog


The Journey Beneath the Earth


El Bizarron and the Devil and Wiley and the Hairy Man


The Shepherd Who Understood Animal Speech


Rip Van Winkle


Giant, the Fire-Bringer


Savitri


Kun and the Great Flood and Yu the Great and the Great Flood


Song of the Water Goddess


Taro Urashima, the Young Fisherman


The Tiger's Whisker


Kerta's Sacrifice


Notes


Selected Bibliography


Pronunciation Guide


Index of Titles