Folktales and Fairy Tales: Traditions and Texts from around the World, 2nd Edition [4 volumes]: Traditions and Texts from around the World

Anne E. Duggan Ph.D., Donald Haase Ph.D., Helen J. Callow

ABC-CLIO, Feb 12, 2016 - Social Science - 1590 pages

Encyclopedic in its coverage, this one-of-a-kind reference is ideal for students, scholars, and others who need reliable, up-to-date information on folk and fairy tales, past and present.

Folktales and fairy tales have long played an important role in cultures around the world. They pass customs and lore from generation to generation, provide insights into the peoples who created them, and offer inspiration to creative artists working in media that now include television, film, manga, photography, and computer games. This second, expanded edition of an award-winning reference will help students and teachers as well as storytellers, writers, and creative artists delve into this enchanting world and keep pace with its past and its many new facets.

Alphabetically organized and global in scope, the work is the only multivolume reference in English to offer encyclopedic coverage of this subject matter. The four-volume collection covers national, cultural, regional, and linguistic traditions from around the world as well as motifs, themes, characters, and tale types. Writers and illustrators are included as are filmmakers and composers—and, of course, the tales themselves. The expert entries within volumes 1 through 3 are based on the latest research and developments while the contents of volume 4 comprises tales and texts. While most books either present readers with tales from certain countries or cultures or with thematic entries, this encyclopedia stands alone in that it does both, making it a truly unique, one-stop resource.

• Provides encyclopedic coverage of folktales and fairy tales from around the globe
• Covers not only the history of the fairy tale, but also topics of contemporary importance such as the fairy tale in manga, television, pop music, and music videos
• Brings together the study of geography, culture, history, and anthropology
• Revises and expands an award-winning work to now include a full volume of selected tales and texts

Contents

• Volume 2: i
• Volume 3: i
• Volume 4: i
• Bibliography and Resources: 1459
• Index: 1529
• Editors and Contributors: 1575

About the author

Anne E. Duggan is professor of French and chair of the Department of Classical and Modern Languages, Literatures, and Cultures at Wayne State University.

Donald Haase is professor of German and senior associate dean in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Wayne State University.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Folktales and Fairy Tales: Traditions and Texts from around the World, 2nd Edition [4 volumes]: Traditions and Texts from around the World
• Editors: Anne E. Duggan Ph.D., Donald Haase Ph.D., Helen J. Callow
• Edition: 2, illustrated
• Publisher: ABC-CLIO, 2016
• ISBN: 1610692543, 9781610692540
• Length: 1590 pages
• Subjects: History / World; Social Science / Customs & Traditions; Social Science / Folklore & Mythology