Snakebite: Lives and Legends of Central Pennsylvania - Couverture souple

Glimm, James York

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0822954443 ISBN 13 : 9780822954446

Editeur : University of Pittsburgh Press, 1992

Synopsis

The ancient folk art of storytelling still thrives in the rolling mountains and long valleys of north-central Pennsylvania. To honor this tradition, James York Glimm--teacher, folk singer, and lover of folklore--sought out celebrated raconteurs and colorful characters and persuaded them to tell their favorite stories.
Snakebite presents the three most popular kinds of orally transmitted narratives: folktales, true stories, and autobiographies. Glimm's collection includes a surprising variety of folktale forms, including jokes, anecdotes, and whoppers.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

James York Glimm was a folklorist on the English faculty at Mansfield State College.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of Pittsburgh Press
• Date d'édition: 1992
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0822954443
• ISBN 13: 9780822954446
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 272
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• Personne responsable: non disponible