An anthology of American folktales and legends.

9780765621290

An anthology of American folktales and legends.

Ed. by Frank de Caro.

M.E. Sharpe, Inc.

2009

358 pages

$79.95

Paperback

GR105

De Caro, a retired professor of English at Louisiana State U., presents a collection of 296 American folktales and legends organized by theme, including Native American and Native Hawaiian stories. Themes cover animal tales, tricks and tricksters, riddles, tall tales, humorous stories, ghosts, witchcraft and magic, omens, the devil, slavery, urban legends, and others. Stories are from a variety of ethnic groups and regions of the country and have been drawn mostly from folklore journals and collections, and reprinted in their original form. Tale types and motif numbers are included.

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