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Children's Folklore
A Handbook
Elizabeth Tucker
ISBN:
0-313-34189-3
ISBN-13:
978-0-313-34189-2
DOI:
DOI:10.1336/0313341893
172 pages
Greenwood Press
Publication:
9/30/2008
List Price:
$55.00
(
UK Sterling Price: £37.95
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Availability:
In Stock
Media Type:
Hardcover
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Trim Size:
6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects:
Anthropology
»
Folklore
Literature
»
Children's & Young Adult Literature
Series Title:
Greenwood Folklore Handbooks
Reviews:
"Tucker's overview of child lore contains much valuable analysis. She flourishes at categorization of play mode, thought, and genre. Her models disclose a postmodern truth—a child milieu that can be charming, ribald, coarse, and disturbingly violent. In text and photograph, the underlying psychology reveals an aggressive, competitive survivalism blended with aspects of a universal spontaneity of whim and fancy. Succinct passages, 54 glosses, and ample bibliography over a broad historical span make connections with child consciousness essential to the homeschooler, teacher, researcher, and student of early childhood education, psychology, sociology, or literature. Tucker extends research to multiple races. . . . This volume is highly recommended."
—ARBA
3/1/2009
Description:
Children have their own games, stories, riddles, and so forth. This book gives students and general readers an introduction to children's folklore. Included are chapters on the definition and classification of children's folklore, the presence of children's folklore in literature and popular culture, and the scholarly interpretation of children's folklore. The volume also includes a wide range of examples and texts demonstrating the variety of children's folklore around the world.
Children have always had their own games, stories, riddles, jokes, and so forth. Many times, children's folklore differs significantly from the folklore of the adult world, as it reflects the particular concerns and experiences of childhood. In the late 19th century, children's folklore began receiving growing amounts of scholarly attention, and it is now one of the most popular topics among folklorists, general readers, and students. This book is a convenient and authoritative introduction to children's folklore for nonspecialists.
The volume begins with a discussion of how children's folklore is defined, and how various types of children's folklore are classified. This is followed by a generous selection of examples and texts illustrating the variety of children's folklore from around the world. The book then looks at how scholars have responded to children's folklore since the 19th century, and how children's folklore has become prominent in popular culture. A glossary and bibliography round out the volume.
Table of Contents:
Preface
One Introduction
Two Definitions and Classifications
Three Examples and Texts
Four Scholarship and Approaches
Five Contexts
Autobiography
Glossary
Bibliography
Web Resources
About the Author:
ELIZABETH TUCKER
is Professor of English at Binghamton University. Her previous books include
Campus Legends: A Handbook
(Greenwood, 2005).
PDF Catalogs:
Greenwood School and Public Library Reference Spring 2008.pdf
Greenwood School and Public Library Reference 2009.pdf
Academic Library Fall 2008.pdf
Academic Library Spring 2009.pdf
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