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Tales from the Arabian nights : stories of adventure, magic, love, and betrayal
A collection of tales told by Scheherazade to amuse the cruel sulttan and stop him from executing her as he had his other daily wives.
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Black Folklore and the Politics of Racial Representation
Before the innovative work of Zora Neale Hurston, folklorists
from the Hampton Institute collected, studied, and wrote about
African American folklore. Like Hurston, these folklorists worked
within but also beyond the bounds of white mainstream institutions.
They often called into question the meaning of the very folklore
projects in which they were engaged.
Shirley Moody-Turner analyzes this output, along with the
contributions of a disparate group of African American authors and
scholars. She explores how black authors and folklorists were
active participants--rather than passive observers--in
conversations about the politics of representing black folklore.
Examining literary texts, folklore documents, cultural
performances, legal discourse, and political rhetoric, Black
Folklore and the Politics of Racial Representation
demonstrates how folklore studies became a battleground across
which issues of racial identity and difference were asserted and
debated at the turn of the twentieth century. The study is framed
by two questions of historical and continuing import. What role
have representations of black folklore played in constructing
racial identity? And, how have those ideas impacted the way African
Americans think about and creatively engage black traditions?
Moody-Turner renders established historical facts in a new light
and context, taking figures we thought we knew--such as Charles
Chesnutt, Anna Julia Cooper, and Paul Laurence Dunbar--and
recasting their place in African American intellectual and cultural
history.
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Sleeping Beauty
A beautiful princess is put into a deep sleep by a curse until she is awakened by a brave prince.
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Giants and Dwarfs in European Art and Culture, ca. 1350-1750
Not since Edward Wood's Giants and Dwarfs published in 1868 has the subject been the focus of a scholarly study in English. Treating the topic afresh, this volume offers new insights into the vogue for giants and dwarfs that flourished in late-medieval and early modern Europe. From chapters dealing with the real dwarfs and giants in the royal and princely courts, to the imaginary giants and dwarfs that figured in the crafting of nationalistic and ancestral traditions, to giants and dwarfs used as metaphorical expression, scholars discuss their role in art, literature, and ephemeral display. Some essays examine giants and dwarfs as monsters and marvels and collectibles, while others show artists and writers emphasizing contrasts in scale to inspire awe or for comic effect. As these investigations reveal, not all court dwarfs functioned as jesters, and giant figures might equally be used to represent heroes, anti-heroes, and even a saint.
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The tortoise or the hare
Jamey Tortoise is smarter than anyone else and Jimi Hare is faster, but when a race is announced each consults a reporter about how to get what he really wants when and if he should win in this updated twist on the familiar fable.
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How raven got his crooked nose : an Alaskan Dena'ina fable
\"Chulyen, a trickster raven, loses his nose in an embarrassing incident, but vows to get it back. With the help of magic powers, Chulyen devises a caper to retrieve his missing nose, and learns an important lesson along the way\"--Provided by publisher.
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Contemporary fiction and the fairy tale
Recent decades have witnessed a renaissance of interest in the fairy tale, not least among writers of fiction. In Contemporary Fiction and the Fairy Tale, editor Stephen Benson argues that fairy tales are one of the key influences on fiction of the past thirty years and also continue to shape literary trends in the present. Contributors detail the use of fairy tales both as inspiration and blueprint and explore the results of juxtaposing fairy tales and contemporary fiction.
At the heart of this collection, seven leading scholars focus on authors whose work is heavily informed and transformed by fairy tales: Robert Coover, A. S. Byatt, Margaret Atwood, Angela Carter, and Salman Rushdie. In addition to investigating the work of this so-called fairy-tale generation, Contemporary Fiction and the Fairy Tale provides a survey of the body of theoretical writing surrounding these authors, both from within literary studies and from fairy-tale studies itself. Contributors present an overview of critical positions, considered here in relation to the work of Jeanette Winterson and of Nalo Hopkinson, suggesting further avenues for research.
Contemporary Fiction and the Fairy Tale offers the first detailed and comprehensive account of the key authors working in this emerging genre. Students and teachers of fiction, folklore, and fairy-tale studies will appreciate this insightful volume.
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Tsunami!
A wealthy man in a Japanese village, who everyone calls Ojiisan, which means grandfather, sets fire to his rice fields to warn the innocent people of an approaching tsunami.
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