Tatterhood

Author : Ethel Johnston Phelps
Publisher : Feminist Press at CUNY
ISBN 13 : 9780912670508
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tatterhood and Other Tales written by Ethel Johnston Phelps and published by Feminist Press at CUNY. This book was released on 1978 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of traditional tales from Norway, England, China, and many other countries.

Author : Ethel Johnston Phelps
Publisher : The Feminist Press at CUNY
ISBN 13 : 1558619305
Total Pages : 181 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tatterhood written by Ethel Johnston Phelps and published by The Feminist Press at CUNY. This book was released on 2016-06-20 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first volume in this beautifully illustrated anthology features traditional tales of heroic women from Japan to Scotland and beyond. Long before Suzanne Collins created Katniss Everdeen and Octavia Butler wrote Parable of the Sower, there were many traditional folktales full of adventure, intrigue, and intrepid female characters. Feminist Folktales from Around the World collects these forgotten classics and presents them with original artwork by designer and illustrator Suki Boynton. Volume one in the series, Tatterhood features an introduction by Gayle Forman, the New York Times bestselling author of If I Stay. These twelves tales from Japan, Norway, Scotland, Sudan, and more, celebrate the cunning, hard work, and physical strength of their heroines. In these pages, a family of three women teaches a burly man how to wrestle, a girl battles a fearsome bear, and a young mother rescues her village from an elephant's stomach.

Author : Margrete Lamond
Publisher : Allen & Unwin
ISBN 13 : 186448960X
Total Pages : 116 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tatterhood written by Margrete Lamond and published by Allen & Unwin. This book was released on 2000 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of Norwegian folk tales, notable for their gutsy heroines, tongue-in-cheek humour and folksy idiom.

Author : Yoshi Yoshitani
Publisher : Ten Speed Press
ISBN 13 : 1984857231
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Beneath the Moon written by Yoshi Yoshitani and published by Ten Speed Press. This book was released on 2020-09-01 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Powerful and universal retellings of seventy-eight divine stories, legends, and myths from around the world, each accompanied by a gorgeous illustration from acclaimed artist Yoshi Yoshitani. Many of the lessons we learn are shared stories passed among cultures and generations. In this riveting collection of fables and folktales from cultures across the globe, characters from beloved fairytales, cultural fables, ancient mythologies, and inspirational deities are brought to life, including Sleeping Beauty (Italy), Rapunzel (Germany), Jack and the Beanstalk (England), Our Lady of Guadalupe (Mexico), Sun God Ra (Egypt), the Crane Wife (Japan), and dozens more. Lesser-known stories introduce characters such as the volcano goddess Pele from Hawaii; Mwindo, the wise and powerful king of the Nyanga people; and the strong and resilient Yennenga, mother of the Mossi people in Burkina Faso. The recurring themes of conquering evil, overcoming adversity, and finding love and companionship are woven throughout this collection. Yoshi Yoshitani's art style is fresh and unique, featuring diverse and multicultural characters. Each story will be featured opposite a correlating illustration, both lush and vibrant.

Author : Anonymous
Publisher : Good Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Popular Tales from the Norse written by Anonymous and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-11-20 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the enchanting and timeless stories of Norse mythology in this collection of popular tales compiled by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Engebretsen Moe. From the beloved tales of 'Cinderella' and 'Beauty and the Beast' to lesser-known but equally captivating stories like 'East O' the Sun, and West O' the Moon' and 'The Old Dame and her Hen', these fables are sure to delight readers of all ages. This volume also includes an introduction by Jacob Grimm, the renowned German philologist and mythologist who helped raise these "old wives' fables" to the level of scientific study.

Author : Marilyn Jurich
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0313069794
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Scheherazade's Sisters written by Marilyn Jurich and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 1998-08-20 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on the author's discovery of a new folktale type, the female trickster, Jurich's book identifies and celebrates those female protagonists in folktales who use trickery to save themselves and others, to find new directions for their lives, and to declare their individual autonomies, especially in societies that diminish and oppress women. Through creative strategies depending on verbal facility, psychological acuity, and diplomatic know-how, these women tricksters—better named trickstars—uncover the absurdity, hypocrisy, and corruption in the larger patriarchal society. Through the trickstar's efforts, the system is circumvented or foiled, often enlightened, and usually improved. This multicultural, comparative study reveals universal human traits as well as gender differences between female and male tricksters and realizes the values and attitudes which shape the trickstar's character and behavior. Trickstars also appear outside of the oral folktale tradition; the author discusses their roles in contemporary feminist revisionist tales, as well as in mythology, biblical narratives, Shakespearean comedy, novels, plays, and opera. How the female trickster differs from her male counterpart is, for the first time in folklore studies, illustrated through a comparison of their functions in the narrative scheme of the tale. These functions include the diverting or amusing role, the morally ambiguous or reprehensible role, the role of the manipulator or strategist, and the role of the transformer or culture bringer who reforms and improves the nature of her society. Jurich delineates the specific types of tricksters who perform these functions, suggests how trickstar tales variously affect listeners and readers, and shows how particular types of trickstar characters contribute to the intent of the tale. Feminist views of the protagonists are analyzed as well as contemporary revisionist tales which seek to reverse negative female images and to present independent women characters who can and do make positive contributions to society. For the first time in folklore studies, both female and male tricksters are defined and differentiated, their functions are illustrated through analyzing narrative schemes, and the term trickstar, invented by the author, is used to define and describe a female trickster.

Author : Paul Weightman
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 0244186774
Total Pages : 286 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tales from the Norseman written by Paul Weightman and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2019-05-20 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a hardback illustrated publication of a collection of short stories about Norse Mythology & Legends. Idea for children of all ages

Author : George Webbe Dasent
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 678 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Popular Tales from the Norse, with an Introductory Essay on the Origin and Diffusion of Popular Tales. 2. Ed written by George Webbe Dasent and published by . This book was released on 1859 with total page 678 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : George Webbe Dasent
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486147991
Total Pages : 108 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book East O' the Sun and West O' the Moon & Other Norwegian Fairy Tales written by George Webbe Dasent and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-05-02 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DIVClassic Norwegian fairy tales include title story, plus "Shortshanks," "Princess on the Glass Hill," "Why the Sea Is Salt," "The Twelve Wild Ducks," "The Mastermaid," "Dapplegrim," "Tatterhood," and 2 other stories. /div

Author : Myla Kabat-Zinn
Publisher : Hachette Books
ISBN 13 : 1401394647
Total Pages : 341 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Everyday Blessings written by Myla Kabat-Zinn and published by Hachette Books. This book was released on 2009-07-01 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The bestselling author of the million-copy bestseller Wherever You Go, There You Are and Full Catastrophe Living joins forces with his wife, Myla, in this revised edition of their groundbreaking book about mindfulness in parenting children of all ages. Updated with new material -- including an all new introduction and expanded practices in the epilogue -- Everyday Blessings remains one of the few books on parenting that embraces the emotional, intuitive, and deeply personal experience of being a parent, applying the groundbreaking "mind/body connection" expertise from global mindfulness leader, Jon Kabat-Zinn and his wife, Myla Kabat-Zinn. Mindfulness is a way of living and there is increasing scientific evidence of its value for optimal health and well-being. A new field in psychology is devoted to mindful parenting, and mindfulness is being increasingly integrated into K-12 education. There has never been a better time for cultivating greater mindfulness in parenting and in family life.