Sitting at the Feet of the Past: Retelling the North American Folktale for Children

by Gary D. Schmidt and Donald R. Hettinga

Book Overview

Must a folktale be connected to its culture? Can a tale with universal applications be transmitted from one culture to another without loss? Does a teller from one culture have the ability--or even the right--to relate a tale from another culture? What happens to a tale when it leaves the oral and adult arenas and appears in print for children? Is it legitimate for a reteller to create variants to suit a child audience?

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313276358
• ISBN13: 9780313276354
• Release Date: September 1992
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 9.9"