ISBN:
9780814338360
,
0814338364
Language:
English
Pages:
Online Ressource (xxi, 322 p. :)
,
ill.
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
Series Statement:
Wayne State University Folklore Archive study series
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Mathias, Elizabeth Italian folktales in America
DDC:
398.208951073
Keywords:
Todesco, Clementina
;
Todesco, Clementina
;
Italian American women Folklore
;
Storytellers Italy
;
Storytellers United States
;
Tales Italy
;
Tales United States
;
Italian Americans Folklore
;
Italian American women Folklore
;
Storytellers
;
Storytellers
;
Tales
;
Tales
;
Italian Americans Folklore
;
Italian Americans
;
Storytellers
;
Tales
;
Italian American women
;
SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Folklore & Mythology
;
Folklore
;
United States
;
Italy
;
Electronic book
;
Electronic books
Abstract:
22. The Old Man and the Rosary -- Narratives of Personal Experience -- Work in Italy -- Patrizio -- Social Behavior -- Illness, Death, and Miracles -- Stepmothers -- World War I -- Immigration to America -- Tale-Telling in America -- Religion, Love, and Children -- Bruna's Difficulties in America -- Notes to the Text -- Annotations to the Tales -- Bibliography -- Index of Motifs -- Index of Tale Types -- Backcover.
Abstract:
6. The Forty-One Robbers -- 7. The Gourd of Blood -- 8. Margherita -- 9. The Old Magician Sabino -- 10. The Stone of Gold -- 11. The Story of Little Peter -- 12. The Three Brothers and the Fig Tree -- 13. The Twelve Doves on the Mountain of the Sun -- Legends and Religious Tales -- 14. The Bloodred Evil Elf -- 15. The Dark Men -- 16. The Good Priest and the Rich Stranger -- 17. The Monk and His Cloak -- 18. The Monk and the Mason -- 19. The Old Man Who Couldn't Die -- 20. Saint Peter Gets His Way -- 21. The Story of the Black Sheep.
Abstract:
Cover -- Half-title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Foreword by Roger D. Abrahams -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Part I Background -- Map of Northern Italy -- Introduction -- Context and History -- The Storyteller in Italy -- The Storyteller in America -- Part II Photographs -- Family Album -- Informants from Faller, Italy -- The Village of Faller -- Part III Tales -- Marchen -- 1. Barbarina and the Black Snake -- 2. The Cats under the Sea -- 3. The Cherry Tree and the Pumpkin Vine -- 4. The Devil Gets Tricked -- 5. The Ducks That Talked.
Note:
Includes indexes. - Includes 22 tales as told by Clementina Todesco. - Bibliography: p. 309-313. - Description based on print version record
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