Tales, Then and Now: More Folktales As Literary Fictions for Young Adults

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This book offers a critical analysis of the reworkings of and commentary on traditional folk and fairy tales. Chapters are organized by tale theme. In each chapter, the authors summarize and discuss the tales, give a chronological overview of the critical interpretations, then list the tale's reworkings, organized chronologically and by form. Internet resources are cited, and classroom extensions and bibliographies follow. The book can be used as a reference and professional reading by storytellers, including librarians, and folklorists; and as a supplementary text in college courses on folklore and storytelling. It will also appeal to writers who work in this area.

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.,."I find this new volume a valuable supplement to the first. Both volumes will be useful to storytellers, librarians, researchers, and teachers in high schools, colleges, and universities. ...these annotated bibliographies make a solid contribution to the literary study of folktales. Studying them provides a pathway to a wealth of reading opportunities awaiting anyone who delights in such retold tales."-Marvels & Tales: Journal of Fairy-Tale Studies
...I find this new volume a valuable supplement to the first. Both volumes will be useful to storytellers, librarians, researchers, and teachers in high schools, colleges, and universities. ...these annotated bibliographies make a solid contribution to the literary study of folktales. Studying them provides a pathway to a wealth of reading opportunities awaiting anyone who delights in such retold tales.-Marvels & Tales: Journal of Fairy-Tale Studies
An excellent resource for research and classroom discussion...immensely readable.-Kliatt
Fascinating reading for anyone who loves and respects the old tales, and wants to delve further into them.-Territorial Tattler
This scholarly and accesible work is an exceedingly useful resource for young adult librarians and school library media specialists, for storytellers, and for teachers introducing the study of fairy tales into the classroom. It is recommended for all those interested in the study and research of fairy tales, including students from graduate to junior high and high school level.-www.childrenslit.com
"An excellent resource for research and classroom discussion...immensely readable."-Kliatt
"Fascinating reading for anyone who loves and respects the old tales, and wants to delve further into them."-Territorial Tattler
"This scholarly and accesible work is an exceedingly useful resource for young adult librarians and school library media specialists, for storytellers, and for teachers introducing the study of fairy tales into the classroom. It is recommended for all those interested in the study and research of fairy tales, including students from graduate to junior high and high school level."-www.childrenslit.com
..."I find this new volume a valuable supplement to the first. Both volumes will be useful to storytellers, librarians, researchers, and teachers in high schools, colleges, and universities. ...these annotated bibliographies make a solid contribution to the literary study of folktales. Studying them provides a pathway to a wealth of reading opportunities awaiting anyone who delights in such retold tales."-Marvels & Tales: Journal of Fairy-Tale Studies

Author Bio

ANNA E. ALTMANN is Associate Professor, School of Library and Information Studies, University of Alberta, Edmonton. GAIL DE VOS is a storyteller and consultant in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, and the author of a number of books on storytelling.