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Kvideland, Reimund; Sehmsdorf, Henning K. - All the World's Reward - 9780295977546 - V9780295977546
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All the World's Reward

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Description for All the World's Reward Paperback. Presents ninety-eight tales from Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Swedish-speaking Finland, and Iceland; each area is represented by the recorded repertoire of a single storyteller. This title places the stories in the context of the communities in which they were performed. Num Pages: 344 pages, 37 illus. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 144 x 21. Weight in Grams: 477.

All the World’s Reward presents ninety-eight tales from Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Swedish-speaking Finland, and Iceland. Each area is represented by the complete recorded repertoire of a single storyteller. Such a focus helps place the stories in the context of the communities in which they were performed and also reveals how individual folk artists used the medium of oral literature to make statements about their lives and their world. Some preferred jocular stories and others wonder tales; some performed mostly for adults, others for children; some used storytelling to criticize society, and others spun wish fulfillment tales to find relief from ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
Number of Pages
344
Place of Publication
Seattle, United States
ISBN
9780295977546
SKU
V9780295977546
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-41

Reviews for All the World's Reward
"[This book] will reward readers interested in Scandinavian folklore with beautifully presented texts, well-written introductions to the storytellers, and useful discussions of the historical context for folktale scholarship in Scandinavia."
Journal of Folklore Research

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