Folktales of England

by Briggs, Katharine M.
ISBN: 9780226074948
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Overview

If wonder tales are not abundant in England, other kinds of folktales thrive: local traditions, historical legends, humorous anecdotes. Many of the favorite tales which English-speaking peoples carry with them from childhood come from a long tradition-stories as familiar to Shakespeare, Ben Jonson, Spenser, and their many contemporaries as they are to us.

"This is a fine, homely feast, immediately intelligble. . . ."-Times Educational Supplement

." . . should be of special concern to Americans since many of the tales are parallel to or the source of our own folk stories."-Choice

"This is entertainment, to be sure, but is also part of man's attempts to comprehend his world."-Quartet

"Folktales of England is by all odds the most satisfactory general collection of folktales to come out of England since the advent of modern collection and classification techniques."-Ernest W. Baughman, Journal of American Folklore

  • Format: Trade Paperback
  • Author: Briggs, Katharine M.
  • ISBN: 9780226074948
  • Condition: Used
  • Dimensions: 8.00 x 0.45
  • Number Of Pages: 208
  • Publication Year: 1968
Language: English

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