Author: Stith ThompsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Folk literature
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Motif-index of Folk-literature: F-H
Author: Stith ThompsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Folk literature
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Motif-index of Folk-literature
Author: Stith ThompsonMotif-index of Folk-literature
Author: Stith ThompsonMotif-index of Folk-literature: F-H
Author: Stith ThompsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Folk literature
Languages : en
Pages : 564
Book Description
St. Magnús of Orkney
Author: Haki AntonssonPublisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9047419553
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
This book looks at the emergence of the cult of St Magnús, earl of Orkney (d. 1117), and the literary corpus composed in his honour. Both aspects are examined from a wider Scandinavian and European perspective.
Medieval Literature in Translation
Author: Charles W. JonesPublisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486415813
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 1025
Book Description
This comprehensive anthology contains exquisite cross-section of Western medieval literature, from Boethius and Augustine to Dante, Abelard, Marco Polo, and Villon, in masterful translations. "No better anthology exists." — Commonweal.
Color in Homer and in Ancient Art
Author: Florence Elizabeth WallacePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art, Ancient
Languages : en
Pages : 594
Book Description
Smith College Classical Studies
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Classical literature
Languages : en
Pages : 706
Book Description
The Carver's Art
Author: Simon J. BronnerPublisher: University Press of Kentucky
ISBN: 0813147867
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Chains carved from a single block of wood, cages whittled with wooden balls rattling inside -- all "made with just a pocketknife" -- are among our most enduring folk designs. Who makes them and why? what is their history? what do they mean for their makers, for their viewers, for our society? Simon J. Bronner portrays four wood carvers in southern Indiana, men who had been transplanted from the rural landscapes of their youth to industrial towns. After retiring, they took up a skill they remembered from childhood. Bronner discusses how creativity helped these men adjust to change and how viewers' responses to carving reflect their own backgrounds. By recording the narratives of these men's lives, the stories and anecdotes that laced their conversation, Bronner finds new insight into the functions and symbolism of traditional craft. Including anew illustrated afterword in which the author discusses recent developments in the carver's art, this new edition will appeal to carvers, scholars, and anyone interested in traditional woodworking.
Chinese Demon Tales
Author: Ping-Chiu YenPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000582884
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
This book, first published in 1990, is a thematic analysis of five tales of early vernacular Chinese literature. Interest in vernacular stories is increasing in the study of Chinese literature, as their importance is being recognised as a key part of the oral traditional narrative. From the analysis of the five Chinese tales in light of literary, historical, philological sources and folkloristic methodologies we may see to what extent tales of an intrinsically religious nature can offer meanings in the oral tradition.