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1) The Arabian Nights =: Alf laylah wa-laylah

Language

English

Description

Overview: Husain Haddawy's rapturously received translation of The Arabian Nights is based on a landmark reconstruction of the earliest extant manuscript version. These stories (and stories within stories, and stories within stories within stories), told by the Princess Shahrazad under the threat of death if she ceases to amuse, first reached the West around 1700. They fired in the European imagination an appetite for the mysterious and exotic which...

2) The Arabian nights

Series

Everyman's library volume 87

Publisher

Knopf

Pub. Date

1992.

Language

English

Description

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"These stories (and stories within stories, and stories within stories within stories), told by the Princess Shahrazad under the threat of death if she ceases to amuse, first reached the West around 1700. They fired in the European imagination an appetite for the mysterious and exotic which has never left it. Collected over centuries from India, Persia, and Arabia, and ranging from vivacious erotica, animal fables, and adventure fantasies to pointed...

3) Celtic treasures

Author

Weiss, Jim

Publisher

Greathall Productions

Pub. Date

[2000]

Language

English

Description

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Retelling of Celtic folktales set to music.

4) An introduction to Celtic mythology

Author

Bellingham, David

Publisher

Chartwell Books

Language

English

Description

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Describes the gods, myths, and epic legends of the Celts, discussing their sources, their relationship with Celtic history, and the influence of the Romans.

5) Dancing on blades: rare and exquisite folktales from the Carpathian Mountains

Author

Zalka, Csenge Virag

Publisher

Parkhurst Brothers Publishers

Pub. Date

2018.

Language

English

6) Primitive art

Author

Boas, Franz

Publisher

Dover Publications

Pub. Date

1955.

Language

English

7) Andersen's Fairy tales

Author

Andersen, H. C

Series

Signet classic
Illustrated junior library

Lexile measure

860L

Language

English

Formats

Book - Regular Print, eBook

Description

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Contains The Emperor's Nightingale, Five in One Pod, Whatever the Old Man Does Is Right, The Flying Trunk, The Ugly Duckling, and The Swineherd.

8) The world guide to gnomes, fairies, elves, and other little people

Author

Keightley, Thomas

Publisher

Avenel Books : distributed by Crown Publishers

Pub. Date

[1978]

Language

English

Description

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Gnomes, fairies, and elves of every imaginable size, shape, and color spring to life in this marvelously illustrated guide to the fairy realm. Just one glance at the extensive table of contents reveals the scope and variety of fairy folklore explored here -- from Persian and Arabian romance to the mythology of Scandinavia, England, France, Germany, and Switzerland. Everything from Kelpies and Korrigans to Brownies, Bugaboos, and more is included....

9) A history of Catalan folk literature

Series

IVITRA research in linguistics and literature

Publisher

John Benjamins Publishing Company

Pub. Date

[2019]

Language

English

10) Oral literature in Africa

Author

Finnegan, Ruth

Series

World oral literature volume 1

Publisher

Open Book Publishers

Pub. Date

2012

Language

English

11) Pima Indian legends

Author

Shaw, Anna Moore

Publisher

University of Arizona Press

Pub. Date

[1968]

Language

English

Description

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Twenty-four Pima Indian tales about traditional subjects and characters of folklore such as Coyote, Elder Brother, and Roadrunner.

12) Scottish tradition: a collection of Scottish folk literature

Series

Routledge Library Editions Folklore volume Volume 13

Publisher

Routledge

Pub. Date

2015.

Language

English

13) Spider Woman stories: legends of the Hopi Indians

Author

Mullett, G. M

Publisher

University of Arizona Press

Pub. Date

[1979]

Language

English

Description

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Presents Hopi Indian legends of the Creation, the adventures of the hero Tiyo, and the Twin War Gods and their activities on behalf of the Hopi.

14) Hungarian folk-tales

Author

Biro, Val

Series

Oxford myths and legends

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Pub. Date

[1992]

Language

English

15) African dilemma tales

Publisher

distributed by Aldine

Pub. Date

c1975

Language

English

16) The Bock saga: an introduction

Author

Borgen, Carl

Publisher

C. P. H. Borgen

Pub. Date

2021.

Language

English

Description

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"The Bock Saga is the story of mankind as passed down through the generations of the Bock family, whom, according to Ior Bock, was the keeper of an ancient oral tradition that sheds light on the time period from the beginning of prehistory -- also called 'Paradiset' -- to the present time."--Amazon.com