Folktales and Fairy Tales: Traditions and Texts from around the World [4 volumes]

(, 2nd edition)

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Encyclopedic in its coverage, this one-of-a-kind reference is ideal for students, scholars, and others who need reliable, up-to-date information on folk and fairy tales, past and present. Folktales and fairy tales have long played an important role in cultures around the world. They pass customs and lore from generation to generation, provide insights into the peoples who created them, and offer inspiration to creative artists working in media that now include television, film, manga, photography, and computer games. This second, expanded edition of an award-winning reference will help students and teachers as well as storytellers, writers, and creative artists delve into this enchanting world and keep pace with its past and its many new facets. Alphabetically organized and global in scope, the work is the only multivolume reference in English to offer encyclopedic coverage of this subject matter. The four-volume collection covers national, cultural, regional, and linguistic traditions from around the world as well as motifs, themes, characters, and tale types. Writers and illustrators are included as are filmmakers and composersand, of course, the tales themselves. The expert entries within volumes 1 through 3 are based on the latest research and developments while the contents of volume 4 comprises tales and texts. While most books either present readers with tales from certain countries or cultures or with thematic entries, this encyclopedia stands alone in that it does both, making it a truly unique, one-stop resource.

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[T]his title is highly recommended, particularly for public libraries and academic libraries, especially those with programs that would study folktales and fairy tales at the undergraduate and graduate level. * ARBA *
The four volumes are of considerable note. They cover a vast field of both traditional and literary folktales and fairy tales, together with their modern offshoots and, apart from their use for research purposes, there is much that will interest the general reader who is prepared to sit down and take the time to leaf through and enjoy them. Also, the cross-references often lead to unexpected connections that one might not otherwise have explored. . . . The books are a feast. Volume 4, alone, is of the utmost importance in contributing to understanding the world of traditions that surround us and that form the fabric of our society. * B.C. Folklore *
The earlier edition was stellar, the only caveat being there needed to be more of it. And now in this second edition, one fortunately does have more. . . . This encyclopedic work is indispensable, and there is nothing remotely like it in English. . . . Libraries of all sizes and types will want to add it. Summing Up: Essential. All readership levels. * Choice *
[A] well-organized, well-documented introduction to folklore. This set is recommended for most academic and large public libraries. Those owning the original version will want to consider this for replacement. * Booklist *

Author Bio

Anne E. Duggan is professor of French and chair of the Department of Classical and Modern Languages, Literatures, and Cultures at Wayne State University. Donald Haase is professor of German and senior associate dean in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Wayne State University.