Encyclopedia of Folk Heroes
Seal, Graham
From Robinson Street Books, IOBA, Binghamton, NY, U.S.A.
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From Robinson Street Books, IOBA, Binghamton, NY, U.S.A.
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Bibliographic Details
Title: Encyclopedia of Folk Heroes
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Publication Date: 2001
Binding: Hardcover - N
Condition: Good
About this title
A wide-ranging and detailed investigation of folk heroes, both fictional and historical, from the earliest times to the present, taken from societies throughout the world as they exist in folktales, folksongs, customs, speech, and other folklore genres.
· Spotlights 366 folk heroes, from old acquaintances like Bluebeard and Casey Jones to new friends like Bunuwas and Chokanamma
· Includes 51 illustrations―paintings, drawings, and photographs
· A timeline documents the earliest known appearance of each hero
· A general index combined with indexes by heroic type and by country/culture make research easy
Meet Mad Dog Morgan, the Australian bushranger; Kabadaluk, the Yugoslav beggar boy who marries the princess; Mulan, the Chinese heroine who dresses as a man to join the army. This remarkable assembly of heroes, outlaws, tricksters, and fools is a testament to the human imagination.
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