Each volume begins with an "Alphabetical List of Entries," followed by an uncommon "Guide to Related Topics," which groups the list of entries by subject area. There are several features worth noting, such as the Depression-era prices followed by their bloated modern-day equivalents. Graphs and tables are found throughout. Not...Read More
This new encyclopedia treats cultural phenomena with an emphasis on the impact of the mass media, especially radio and the movies. Even when discussing political events or personalities, that emphasis is maintained. This reviewer, who grew up in the l930s, doesn't know of another work on that period which provides...Read More
This is a worthy first source for anyone middle school age and higher doing research. The writing is clear and informative. The entries provide quality depth and range without trying to include every little detail. The many tables and charts of the collection are an excellent addition and illustrate a...Read More
This new encyclopedia is intended to fill an important niche as a comprehensive overview of the culture of the United States during the Great Depression. The set features a broad range of topics arranged alphabetically in well-written articles. The "Guide to Related Topics" thematically groups topics and would be useful...Read More
[T]his is a fun, informative, and exuberant look at the America of the 1930s. It clearly delights in informing the reader of the joyful aspects of what was a dark time in U.S. history. The subject matter should appeal to a wide audience; the stated targets for this encyclopedia are...Read More
The 200 entries of this two-volume encyclopedia provide a window into the popular culture of the United States during the Great Depression. Broadly speaking, the cross-referenced entries discuss art, architecture, aviation, comic books and strips, expositions and fairs, fads and games, food and drink, government and culture, literature, magazines, musicians...Read More
[T]his comprehensive work focuses on music, art, folktales, proverbs, spiritual beliefs, and many other topics
This encyclopedia features more than 700 alphabetically organized essays by more than 140 scholars. Editor Prahlad, an expert on African American proverbs in context, authors many of the entries. The set also features a listing of entries, a thematic "Guide to Related Topics" (repeated in each volume), and a preface...Read More
Covering a wealth of topics in areas that include conversational genres, language, dance, festivals, events, folklore scholars and collectors, foods, material culture, music, quilting, and religion the over 700 entries of this reference demonstrate the wide impact of African American folklore throughout American culture. Many entries are devoted to countries...Read More
Following on from....The Greenwood Encyclopedia of African American Literature, we have another excellently produced work....This encyclopedia, compiled by over a hundred contributors and advisors, is a major work on its subject and will be invaluable stock for North American Libraries, and others with an interest in North American culture.
This is the first resource of its kind....[A]nand Prahlad, editor, professor of English with a doctorate in Folklore and Mythology, has put together a great, easy-to-use, cross-referenced resource that contains over 700 entries, most of which are extensive and presented within historical and cultural contexts.
Starred Review Over 700 essays in three volumes update the perception of folklore to include contemporary personalities, such as Ice Cube, and define concepts, such as the difference between assimiliation and appropriation....In this exhaustive set that goes beyond the traditional approach to folklore, the reader will find a scope that...Read More
From "Abakwa" to "Zydeco," this nicely packaged encyclopedia provides an energized updating of the history of African-American folklore, moving beyond traditional ideas of this field as a collection of antebellum tales involving conjure and similar "superstitions" passed down by slaves. While The Greenwood Encyclopedia of African American Folklore does not...Read More
The set represents a major contribution and overview of the folklore of the African American....[s]ignificant asset to any high school library African American collection.
[T]he editors of this unique reference tool draw upon a variety of traditions to richly illustrate African American folk culture. ...Coverage is not limited to practices that are solely African in origin, but extends to the syncretism apparent in African American cultures throughout the Americas. Particular emphasis is placed on...Read More
[A]ny college-level or public library holding strong in ethnic studies in general and Afro-American history in particular should have it....Topical category groupings bring these diverse ideas together in an easily-accessed reference cross-referenced for maximum impact.
Sources on African American folklore abound. Until now, however, there has been no single source that covers most aspects of the discipline. Editor Prahlad gathered the work of an impressive cast of 140-plus international scholars and researchers for this three-volume compendium of more than 700 essays....Recommended for secondary school, public,...Read More
The Greenwood Encyclopedia of African American Folklore provides a reference for students and teachers researching any aspect of the African American experience. The three volume set gives special attention to music, art, folktales, spiritual beliefs, foodways, proverbs, ans other topi
[R]ecommended to most libraries.
This ten-chapter work is divided into separate media, with a transmedia approach to Shakespeare's citations in each mass medium. Contributors had options in providing their introductions and in their inclusion of categories. Initials at the end of the entries indicate entries by contributors other than the original ones. In each...Read More
This unique examination of the continuing influence of William Shakespeare explores several different mediums, including cartoons, comic books, film, television, pop music, radio, genre fiction and the stage....This groundbreaking set will find a wide audience among teachers, scholars and dramatic artists.
As a research aid, this is first-rate for students and scholars at all levels. Shakespears after Shakespeare is a handsome work, with a judicious selection of illustrations. It comprises a good resource for the advanced or serious researcher.
Literature scholars cite and describe nearly 4,000 adaptations and near-adaptations of works by Shakespeare in such genres as cartoons and comic books, film, popular music, literature and genre fiction, radio, US and British television, and even theater. The citations are arranged by the play adapted or alluded to rather than,...Read More
The popular comic strip "Get Fuzzy" recently featured a dog visiting from England who talks "Shakespeare," demonstrating the Bards continued and constant infiltration into all forms of media. Students should be pleased that others have done the research to collect this information for their use because much of it was...Read More
Composed of 3,819 entries, this encyclopedia is provocatively thorough without being definitively complete (an impossible goal for a Shakespeare-related project in any event, as the editor readily admits). Instead it aims to expand the study of Shakespeare adaptations and interpretations beyond the fine arts varieties generally celebrated by scholarly journals...Read More
Although it's no surprise that the greatest English writer of all time continues to influence culture high and low, the number of examples cited here is remarkable....This wide-ranging work provides enough information for an entire course on Shakespeare and popular culture, and academic as well as large public libraries will...Read More
[C]hronicles the lasting influence of Shakespeare on popular culture.
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