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Publisher
Salem Press
Language
English
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Description
"This new series by Salem Press explores the genre of myths, folktales, legends, and other traditional literature. The first title in the series, drawing upon the most dramatic and fantastical stories of human relations, is Love, Sexuality, and Desire. Each title offers familiar and unfamiliar myths, from a diverse range of countries and cultures, as well as important retellings in the modern tradition. Fairy tales, myths, legends and folktales written...
Publisher
Salem Press, a division of EBSCO Information Services
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Formats
Description
This volume examines the theme of the hero and heroine, one of the most universal stories told across cultures, covering a diverse range of countries and cultures as well as important retellings in the modern tradition. Articles begin with a contextual overview of the important cultural and social currents surrounding the myth and the life of the author. A summary of the major actions and characters in a myth is followed by analysis drawing upon scholarship...
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The Critical Survey of Mythology and Folklore presents articles on myths, folktales, legends, and other traditional literature. Drawing upon the most widely-read literature, this volume covers a diverse range of authors, countries, and cultures. Articles begin with a summary that offers readers the major actions and characters in the tale followed by an analysis of the important cultural and social interpretations of the author and myth. Myths in...
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