- We will send in 10–14 business days.
/images/books/2929629/9780226040837.jpg)
- Publisher: University of Chicago Press
- ISBN-10: 0226040836
- ISBN-13: 9780226040837
- Format: 13.9 x 21.6 x 2.4 cm, softcover
- Language: English
- SAVE -10% with code: EXTRA
Folktales of India (e-book) (used book) | bookbook.eu
Reviews
Description
Bringing together nearly one hundred tales translated from fourteen languages, Folktales of India opens the vast narrative world of Indian folklore to readers of English. Beck includes oral tales collected from tribal areas, peasant groups, urban areas, and remote villages in north and south India, and the distinctive boundary regions of Kashmir, Assam, and Manipur. The tales in this collection emphasize universal human characteristics--truthfulness, modesty, loyalty, courage, generosity, and honesty. Each story is meant to be savored individually with special attention given to the great range of motifs presented and the many distinct narrative styles used. Folktales of India offers a superb anthology of India's bountiful narrative tradition.
This collection does an excellent job of representing India. . . . It is the type of book that can be enjoyed by all readers who love a well-told tale as well as by scholars of traditional narrative and scholars of India in general.--Hugh M. Flick, Jr., Asian Folklore Studies The stories collected here are representative, rich in structural subtlety, and endowed with fresh earthy humor.--Kunal Chakraborti, Contributions to Indian SociologyEXTRA 10 % discount with code: EXTRA
The promotion ends in 19d.12:51:47
The discount code is valid when purchasing from 10 €. Discounts do not stack.
- Publisher: University of Chicago Press
- ISBN-10: 0226040836
- ISBN-13: 9780226040837
- Format: 13.9 x 21.6 x 2.4 cm, softcover
- Language: English English
Bringing together nearly one hundred tales translated from fourteen languages, Folktales of India opens the vast narrative world of Indian folklore to readers of English. Beck includes oral tales collected from tribal areas, peasant groups, urban areas, and remote villages in north and south India, and the distinctive boundary regions of Kashmir, Assam, and Manipur. The tales in this collection emphasize universal human characteristics--truthfulness, modesty, loyalty, courage, generosity, and honesty. Each story is meant to be savored individually with special attention given to the great range of motifs presented and the many distinct narrative styles used. Folktales of India offers a superb anthology of India's bountiful narrative tradition.
This collection does an excellent job of representing India. . . . It is the type of book that can be enjoyed by all readers who love a well-told tale as well as by scholars of traditional narrative and scholars of India in general.--Hugh M. Flick, Jr., Asian Folklore Studies The stories collected here are representative, rich in structural subtlety, and endowed with fresh earthy humor.--Kunal Chakraborti, Contributions to Indian Sociology
Reviews