Folk and Fairy Tales
Subtitle: A Handbook (Greenwood Folklore Handbooks)
Publisher: Greenwood Press
Published: May 30, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 280
ISBN-13: 9780313328107
Subjects: Folklore; Social Science; Sociology; Literature: Folklore/Mythology; Folklore & Mythology; Social Science / Folklore & Mythology; Classification; Fairy tales; History and criticism
First sentence: Folklore can be defined as information communicated from person to person and from generation to generation by word of mouth and through personal demonstration.
Description: "This reference is a convenient introduction to folk and fairy tales for students and general readers. Ashliman looks at tales from around the world and from diverse cultures. The book defines and classifies folk and fairy tales and analyzes a number of examples. It also studies the varied manifestations of folk and fairy tales in literature and culture, and reviews critical and scholarly approaches to this folklore genre."--BOOK JACKET.