Tales, Rumors, and Gossip Exploring Contemporary Folk Literature in Grades 7-12

Name: Tales, Rumors, and Gossip Exploring Contemporary Folk Literature in Grades 7-12
Price: 6.25 USD
Availability: InStock
ISBN: 9781563081903

ISBN-10: 1563081903

ISBN-13: 9781563081903

Edition: 1996

Authors: Gail de Vos

List price: $68.00

This item qualifies for FREE shipping.

30 day, 100% satisfaction guarantee!

Buy new: $75.10

Marketplace

3 new & used from $6.25

what's this?

Rush Rewards U
Members Receive:

You have reached 400 XP and carrot coins. That is the daily max!

Explore the stories and themes that capture the imagination of young people today. After a fascinating overview and discussion of contemporary legends (commonly referred to as modern urban legends and often told as "true"), de Vos examines them in their relationship to rumors and gossip, ostension (acting out the legends), the role of the media in formulation and dissemination, and related tales (e.g., literary horror tales). A sampling of tales is organized into broad subject areas, such as contaminated food, threats to children, and satanic legends, and the legends are analyzed according to function, structure, and international variants. De Vos discusses some of the literary and visual…

Book details

List price: $68.00
Copyright year: 1996
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Publication date: 4/15/1996
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 426
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.94" tall
Weight: 1.936
Language: English

GAIL DE VOS is a storyteller and consultant in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, and the author of a number of books on storytelling.



Introduction



Contemporary Legends



Gossip, Rumors, and Contemporary Legends



Mass Media and Contemporary Legends



Ostension: Legend Tripping, "Bloody Mary," Poisoned Halloween Treats, and Mercantile Legends



Related Genres



Science, Technology, and the Contemporary Legend



Contaminated Food



Thieves



Spiders, Snakes, and Animal Tales



Threats to Our Children: Stolen Body Parts, AIDS, Abductions, and Tattoos



Modern Concerns: Satanic Legends



Scary Stories



"The Vanishing Hitchhiker"



La Llorona - The Weeping Woman


Appendix: Classroom Extensions


Legend Index


Literary Index


Subject Index