A Treasury of American Folklore. Stories, Ballads, and Traditions of the People. Edited by B.A. Botkin … With a Foreword by Carl Sandburg.

Name: A Treasury of American Folklore. Stories, Ballads, and Traditions of the People. Edited by B.A. Botkin ... With a Foreword by Carl Sandburg.
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[Botkin, Benjamin Albert (1901-1975)].
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New York, Crown Publishers, 1944. 8:o. xxvij, (1), 932 pp. Publishers red cloth, gilt title on spine. Very good copy. Spine slightly sunned.

800 kr

Contents: Foreword by carl Sandburg; Introduction; Heroes and boasters (Backwoods boasters; Pseudo bad men; Killers; Free lances; Miracle men; Patron saints); Boosters and knockers (Tall talk; The sky’s the limit; Local cracks and slams); Jesters (Pranks and tricks; Humorous anecdotes and jests); Liars (Yarns and tall tales; From the liars’ bench); Folk tales and legends (Animal tales; Nursery tales; Witch tales; Ghost tales; Devil tales; Queer tales); Songs and rhymes (Play rhymes and catch colloquies; Singing and play-party games; Ballads and songs); Index of authors, titles and first lines of songs; Index of subjects and names.

Kategorier: Etnologi, Kulturhistoria, Socialantropologi