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Latino American Folktales
Thomas A. Green
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Description for Latino American Folktales
Hardback. Assembles a wide range of Latino American folktales. This title incudes more than 30 tales that are grouped in thematic sections on origins; heroes, heroines, villains, and fools; society and conflict; and the supernatural. Editor(s): Green, Thomas A. Series: Stories from the American Mosaic Series. Num Pages: 174 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Latino Americans have a powerful voice in society and a wealth of cultural traditions. Fundamental to those traditions are numerous folktales. Some are funny, some draw upon the supernatural, some look back on ancestral ways, and some capture the experience of Latinos in the United States. Written expressly for students and general readers, this book assembles and comments on a wide range of Latino American folktales. These are grouped in topical sections on origins; heroes, heroines, villains, and fools; society and conflict; and the supernatural. Each tale is introduced by a headnote, and the volume closes with a selected, ... Read more
Latino Americans have a powerful voice in society and a wealth of cultural traditions. Fundamental to those traditions are numerous folktales. Some are funny, some draw upon the supernatural, some look back on ancestral ways, and some capture the experience of Latinos in the United States. Written expressly for students and general readers, this book assembles and comments on a wide range of Latino American folktales. These are grouped in topical sections on origins; heroes, heroines, villains, and fools; society and conflict; and the supernatural. Each tale is introduced by a headnote, and the volume closes with a selected, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Number of pages
174
Condition
New
Series
Stories from the American Mosaic Series
Number of Pages
184
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780313362996
SKU
V9780313362996
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About Thomas A. Green
THOMAS A. GREEN is Associate Professor of Anthropology at Texas A&M University. His many books include The Greenwood Library of American Folktales (2006), and The Greenwood Library of World Folktales (2008).
Reviews for Latino American Folktales
Continuing his series collecting folktales of various national and ethnic groups in the US, Green (anthropology, Texas A&M U.) presents a selection of fictional tales, legends, myths, and personal experience narratives from people of Latin American heritage. Among the titles are Quetzalcoatl and Tezcatlipoca, Maria the ash girl, Francisco Trujillo and Billy the Kid, Princess Papantzin's resurrection, the accursed bell, ... Read more