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Latin American Folktales : Stories from Hispanic and Indian Traditions
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Latin American Folktales : Stories from Hispanic and Indian Traditions Paperback - 2003

by Bierhorst, John

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  • Title Latin American Folktales : Stories from Hispanic and Indian Traditions
  • Author Bierhorst, John
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Pages 400
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, New York, New York, U.S.A.
  • Date 2003-09-09
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Glossary, Illustrated, Index, Maps
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 3224354-6
  • ISBN 9780375714399 / 0375714391
  • Weight 1.18 lbs (0.54 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.18 x 6.1 x 1 in (23.32 x 15.49 x 2.54 cm)
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Latin America
    • Ethnic Orientation: Latino
  • Library of Congress subjects Hispanic Americans, Latin Americans
  • Dewey Decimal Code 398.208

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From the publisher

John Bierhorst's books on Latin American lore include The Mythology of South America and The Mythology of Mexico and Central America. He currently serves as an editor of The Norton Anthology of World Literature.

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From the jacket flap

The wisdom and artistry of Latin America's storytellers preserve one of the world's richest folktale traditions--combining the lore of medieval Europe, the ancient Near East, and pre-Columbian America. Among the essential characters are the quiet man's wife who knew the Devil's secrets, the tree daughters who robbed their father's grave, and the wife in disguise who married her own husband--not to mention the Bear's son, the tricksters Fox and Monkey, the two compadres, and the classic rogue Pedro de Urdemalas.
Gathered from twenty countries, including the United States, the stories are here brought together in a core collection of one hundred tales arranged in the form of a "velorio, or wake, the most frequent occasion for public storytelling. The tales are preceded by a selection of early Colonial legends foreshadowing the themes of Latino folklore and are followed by a carefully chosen group of modern Indian myths that replay the basic stories in a contrasting key. Riddles, chain riddles, and folk prayers, part and parcel of the "velorio along with folktales, are introduced at appropriate junctures.
The collection is unprecedented in size and scope, and most of the tales have not been translated into English before. The result is the first panoramic anthology of Hispano-American folk narratives in any language--meant to be dipped into at random or read straight through from "Once and twice makes thrice upon a time" to "They were happy as the dickens and ate chickens."

"From the Hardcover edition.

Media reviews

"A cornucopia of magic and myth . . . Beware, for the pages of this volume—filled with tricksters, witches, and ghosts—are enchanted!"
—Ilan Stavans

Citations

  • Kliatt, 01/01/2004, Page 27
  • Poder Hispanic, 11/01/2008, Page 72

About the author

JOHN BIERHORST is the author, editor, or translator of more than thirty books on Native American lore, including Latin American Folktales, The Mythology of South America, The Mythology of North America, and The Mythology of Mexico and Central America.

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