Myths, Legends, and Folktales of America: an Anthology
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Myths, Legends, and Folktales of America: An Anthology
EN USISBN: 9780195117837 bzw. 0195117832, in Englisch, Oxford University Press, USA, gebraucht.
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Myths, Legends, and Folktales of America: An Anthology (1999)
EN HC NWISBN: 9780195117837 bzw. 0195117832, in Englisch, 240 Seiten, Oxford University Press, gebundenes Buch, neu.
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In this marvelous collection, David Leeming and Jake Page have gathered together the great myths and legends of America, ranging from the creation stories of the first inhabitants, to the tall-tales of the Western frontier, to the legendary outlaws of the 1920s. Here is a thoroughly engaging chronicle, a book unrivaled in its scope, embracing Big Foot and Windingo, Hiawatha and Uncle Sam, Paul Revere and Billy the Kid, the Iroquois Flying Head and Elvis. The editors cast their nets widely. Under myths, for instance, Leeming and Page include "the melting pot," "manifest destiny," and Henry Adams's "dynamo." And under "Heroes and Heroines," they have assembled everyone from Honest Abe Lincoln and George Washington, to Bessie Smith, Billie Holiday, and Martin Luther King. For each myth or hero, the editors include an excerpt--often the definitive rendering of the story in question--so that for Moby Dick, we find a passage from Melville's classic, and for Brer Rabbit, the "Tar Baby" tale by Joel Chandler Harris. And along the way, the editors reveal how waves of immigrants, encountering this strange land for the first time, adapted their religion and folklore to help make sense of a new and astounding place. Thus a central Asian god becomes the Great Spirit of Native American myth, and an Aztec goddess is transformed into Our Lady of Guadaloupe. Ranging from the coyote trickster, to Johnny Appleseed, to John Henry and Stagolee, this wonderful collection illuminates the mythmaking process, and sheds much light on what it means to be American. Hardcover, Label: Oxford University Press, Oxford University Press, Produktgruppe: Book, Publiziert: 1999-01-28, Studio: Oxford University Press, Verkaufsrang: 764005.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Literary Bookpost.
In this marvelous collection, David Leeming and Jake Page have gathered together the great myths and legends of America, ranging from the creation stories of the first inhabitants, to the tall-tales of the Western frontier, to the legendary outlaws of the 1920s. Here is a thoroughly engaging chronicle, a book unrivaled in its scope, embracing Big Foot and Windingo, Hiawatha and Uncle Sam, Paul Revere and Billy the Kid, the Iroquois Flying Head and Elvis. The editors cast their nets widely. Under myths, for instance, Leeming and Page include "the melting pot," "manifest destiny," and Henry Adams's "dynamo." And under "Heroes and Heroines," they have assembled everyone from Honest Abe Lincoln and George Washington, to Bessie Smith, Billie Holiday, and Martin Luther King. For each myth or hero, the editors include an excerpt--often the definitive rendering of the story in question--so that for Moby Dick, we find a passage from Melville's classic, and for Brer Rabbit, the "Tar Baby" tale by Joel Chandler Harris. And along the way, the editors reveal how waves of immigrants, encountering this strange land for the first time, adapted their religion and folklore to help make sense of a new and astounding place. Thus a central Asian god becomes the Great Spirit of Native American myth, and an Aztec goddess is transformed into Our Lady of Guadaloupe. Ranging from the coyote trickster, to Johnny Appleseed, to John Henry and Stagolee, this wonderful collection illuminates the mythmaking process, and sheds much light on what it means to be American. Hardcover, Label: Oxford University Press, Oxford University Press, Produktgruppe: Book, Publiziert: 1999-01-28, Studio: Oxford University Press, Verkaufsrang: 764005.
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Myths, Legends, and Folktales of America: an Anthology (1999)
EN HC USISBN: 9780195117837 bzw. 0195117832, in Englisch, Oxford University Press, gebundenes Buch, gebraucht.
Lieferung aus: Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, zzgl. Versandkosten, Verandgebiet: DOM.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Hippo Books, OH, Toledo, [RE:4].
May have shelf wear or edge rubbing. Pages are clean and free of textual notes or other markings. Hardcover.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Hippo Books, OH, Toledo, [RE:4].
May have shelf wear or edge rubbing. Pages are clean and free of textual notes or other markings. Hardcover.
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Myths, Legends, and Folktales of America: an Anthology (1999)
EN HC USISBN: 9780195117837 bzw. 0195117832, in Englisch, Oxford University Press, USA, gebundenes Buch, gebraucht.
Lieferung aus: Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, zzgl. Versandkosten, Verandgebiet: DOM.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Better World Books, IN, Mishawaka, [RE:4].
Hard cover.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Better World Books, IN, Mishawaka, [RE:4].
Hard cover.
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Myths, Legends, and Folktales of America: an Anthology (1999)
EN HC USISBN: 9780195117837 bzw. 0195117832, in Englisch, Oxford University Press, gebundenes Buch, gebraucht.
Lieferung aus: Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, zzgl. Versandkosten, Verandgebiet: DOM.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Books Squared, TX, Dallas, [RE:5].
Hardcover.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Books Squared, TX, Dallas, [RE:5].
Hardcover.
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