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Ten Traditional Tellers
Margaret Read Macdonald
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Description for Ten Traditional Tellers
Paperback. Examining storytelling through the voices of the tellers themselves, this book looks at their lives and art as they discuss their reasons for telling, their uses of the stories, and the influence of their cultural heritage. It also includes brief introductions for each teller and one or two of their representative stories. Num Pages: 232 pages, 10 photographs. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 458. Weight in Grams: 395.
In this unique collection of stories and personal interviews, folklorist Margaret Read MacDonald examines storytelling through the distinct voices of the tellers themselves. Ten Traditional Tellersoffers an intimate look at their lives and art as they discuss their reasons for telling, their uses of the stories, and the influence of their cultural heritage.
Coming from places such as Ghana, Brazil, and Thailand, the tellers include colorful characters like Vi Hilbert--a member of the Upper Skagit tribe--who continues to work despite near blindness, and Rinjing Dorje, whose bawdy shepherds’ tales shock his audiences and validate his identity in ... Read more
In this unique collection of stories and personal interviews, folklorist Margaret Read MacDonald examines storytelling through the distinct voices of the tellers themselves. Ten Traditional Tellersoffers an intimate look at their lives and art as they discuss their reasons for telling, their uses of the stories, and the influence of their cultural heritage.
Coming from places such as Ghana, Brazil, and Thailand, the tellers include colorful characters like Vi Hilbert--a member of the Upper Skagit tribe--who continues to work despite near blindness, and Rinjing Dorje, whose bawdy shepherds’ tales shock his audiences and validate his identity in ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
Baltimore, United States
ISBN
9780252072970
SKU
V9780252072970
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Ref
99-15
About Margaret Read Macdonald
Margaret Read MacDonald is the author of over forty-two books on folklore and storytelling, including Traditional Storytelling Today and Scipio Storytelling: Talk in a Southern Indiana Community.
Reviews for Ten Traditional Tellers
"MacDonald has provided a valuable contribution to the study of oral narratives and storytelling. . . . Ten Traditional Tellers is a solid contribution to the popularization of folklore and brings needed attention to wonderful storytellers."
Social Anthropology/Anthropologie Sociale "A successful melange of interviews and tales."
Western Folklore
Social Anthropology/Anthropologie Sociale "A successful melange of interviews and tales."
Western Folklore