Folktales of Newfoundland (RLE Folklore)
The Resilience of the Oral Tradition
Published on 20. February 2015
1273 pages
978-1-317-55148-5 (ISBN)
Description
This collection of Newfoundland folk narratives, first published in 1996, grew out of extensive fieldwork in folk culture in the province. The intention was to collect as broad a spectrum of traditional material as possible, and Folktales of Newfoundland is notable not only for the number and quality of its narratives, but also for the format in which they are presented. A special transcription system conveys to the reader the accents and rhythms of each performance, and the endnote to each tale features an analysis of the narrator's language. In addition, Newfoundland has preserved many aspects of English and Irish folk tradition, some of which are no longer active in the countries of their origin. Working from the premise that traditions virtually unknown in England might still survive in active form in Newfoundland, the researchers set out to discover if this was in fact the case.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Reflowable
File size
6,24 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-317-55148-5 (9781317551485)
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Additional editions
Herbert Halpert | J.D.A. Widdowson
Folktales of Newfoundland (RLE Folklore)
The Resilience of the Oral Tradition
Book
09/2016
1st Edition
Routledge
€112.84
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Herbert Halpert | J.D.A. Widdowson
Folktales of Newfoundland (RLE Folklore)
The Resilience of the Oral Tradition
Book
02/2015
1st Edition
Routledge
€341.69
Shipment within 10-20 days
Persons
Herbert Halpert, J.D.A. Widdowson
Content
1. Introduction 2. Texts and Notes Appendix A. Text Fragments and Notes Appendix B. Biographical Profiles
