Автор: Anne Millard
Название: Illustrated Guide to Greek Myths and Legends
ISBN: 0746087195 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780746087190
Издательство: Usborne
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Описание: Provides an introduction to the famous gods and goddesses in Greek mythology and their exploits. This book helps the reader to understand the stories of the Greek gods and the way in which they were worshipped.

Автор: Montell William Lynwood
Название: Tales from Kentucky Nurses
ISBN: 0813168252 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780813168258
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Описание: The episodes related in Tales from Kentucky Nurses reveal the significance of the nursing profession to the Bluegrass state`s local life and culture.

Автор: Spence, Lewis
Название: Myths and Legends of the North American Indians
ISBN: 0766101193 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780766101197
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Автор: Temperley Alice
Название: Alice Temperley: English Myths and Legends
ISBN: 0847848817 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780847848812
Издательство: Rizzoli
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Описание: The second monograph on British fashion designer Alice Temperley, highlighting the last decade of designs and inspiration behind her eponymous label, Temperley London.

Автор: William Hansen and Glynnis Fawkes
Название: The Book of Greek and Roman Folktales, Legends, and Myths
ISBN: 0691170150 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780691170152
Издательство: Wiley
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The first anthology ever to present the entire range of ancient Greek and Roman stories--from myths and fairy tales to jokes

Captured centaurs and satyrs, talking animals, people who suddenly change sex, men who give birth, the temporarily insane and the permanently thick-witted, delicate sensualists, incompetent seers, a woman who remembers too much, a man who cannot laugh--these are just some of the colorful characters who feature in the unforgettable stories that ancient Greeks and Romans told in their daily lives. Together they created an incredibly rich body of popular oral stories that include, but range well beyond, mythology--from heroic legends, fairy tales, and fables to ghost stories, urban legends, and jokes. This unique anthology presents the largest collection of these tales ever assembled. Featuring nearly four hundred stories in authoritative and highly readable translations, this is the first book to offer a representative selection of the entire range of traditional classical storytelling.

Set mostly in the world of humans, not gods, these stories focus on figures such as lovers, tricksters, philosophers, merchants, rulers, athletes, artists, and soldiers. The narratives range from the well-known--for example, Cupid and Psyche, Diogenes and his lantern, and the tortoise and the hare--to lesser-known tales that deserve wider attention. Entertaining and fascinating, they offer a unique window into the fantasies, anxieties, humor, and passions of the people who told them.

Complete with beautiful illustrations by Glynnis Fawkes, a comprehensive introduction, notes, and more, this one-of-a-kind anthology will delight general readers as well as students of classics, fairy tales, and folklore.

Автор: Haring Lee
Название: Grand Theory in Folkloristics
ISBN: 0253024390 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780253024398
Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan)
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Why is there no "Grand Theory" in the study of folklore? Talcott Parsons (1902 1979) advocated "grand theory," which put the analysis of social phenomena on a new track in the broadest possible terms. Not all sociologists or folklorists accept those broad terms; some still adhere to the empirical level. Through a forum sponsored by the American Folklore Society, the diverse answers to the question of such a theory arrived at substantial agreement: American folklorists have produced little "grand theory." One speaker even found all the theory folklorists need in the history of philosophy. The two women in the forum (Noyes and Mills) spoke in defense of theory that is local, "apt," suited to the audience, and "humble"; the men (Bauman and Fine) reached for something Parsons might have recognized. The essays in this collection, developed from the forum presentations, defend diverse positions, but they largely accept the longstanding concentration in American folkloristics on the quotidian and local."

Автор: Koskimies August V., Itkonen Toivo I.
Название: Inari Sami Folklore: Stories from Aanaar
ISBN: 0299319008 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780299319007
Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan)
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Описание: A rich multivoiced anthology of folktales, legends, joik songs, proverbs, riddles, and other verbal art, this is the most comprehensive collection of Sámi oral tradition available in English to date. Collected by August V. Koskimies and Toivo I. Itkonen in the 1880s from nearly two dozen storytellers from the arctic Aanaar (Inari) region of northeast Finland, the material reveals a complex web of social relations that existed both inside and far beyond the community.First published in 1918 only in the Aanaar Sámi language and in Finnish, this anthology is now available in a centennial English-language edition for a global readership. Translator Tim Frandy has added biographies of the storytellers, maps and period photos, annotations, and a glossary. In headnotes that contextualize the stories, he explains such underlying themes as Aanaar conflicts with neighboring Sámi and Finnish communities, the collapse of the wild reindeer populations less than a century before, and the pre-Christian past in Aanaar. He introduces us to the bawdy humor of Antti Kitti, the didacticism of Iisakki Mannermaa, and the feminist leanings of Juho Petteri Lusmaniemi, emphasizing that folktales and proverbs are rooted in the experiences of individuals who are links in a living tradition.

Автор: Eden, Jeff,
Название: Warrior saints of the Silk Road :
ISBN: 900438426X ISBN-13(EAN): 9789004384262
Издательство: Brill
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Описание: For generations, Central Asian Muslims have told legends of medieval rulers who waged war, died in battle, and achieved sainthood. Among the Uyghurs of East Turkistan (present-day Xinjiang, China), some of the most beloved legends tell of the warrior-saint Satuq Bughra Khan and his descendants, the rulers of the Qarakhanid dynasty. To this day, these tales are recited at the saints' shrines and retold on any occasion. Warrior Saints of the Silk Road introduces this rich literary tradition, presenting the first complete English translation of the Qarakhanid narrative cycle along with an accessible commentary. At once mesmerizing, moving, and disturbing, these legends are essential texts in Central Asia's religious heritage as well as fine, enduring works of mystical literature.

Автор: Markowitz, Judith A.,
Название: Robots that kill :
ISBN: 1476668132 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781476668130
Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan)
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Описание: Describes the technologies that enable real-world robots and drones to be effective killers, including an overview of how artificial intelligence and nanotechnology relate to the topic. The book also examines social controversies swirling around the design and use of killer robots, such as whether fully-autonomous, robotic weapons should be banned.

Автор: Guest Lady Charlotte
Название: The Mabinogion: The Red Book of Hergest; The Myths, Legends and Folk Stories of Wales (Hardcover)
ISBN: 0359747159 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780359747153
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Описание: The Mabinogion consists of the earliest prose literature in Great Britain, the manuscripts of which originate in 12th century Welsh, with some dating earlier, to the oral tradition of the Middle Ages. Many of the stories in the Mabinogion would become famous anew thanks to the efforts of the translator. Rendered in modern English, the narratives of an era long departed reflect the time - events such as war, the idea of chivalric romance, and the prevalence of sorcery and mystical goings on are common devices in the stories.

Much of what is here was passed onto other, later authors - the notion of the Medieval era as one laden with strange beasts, magic, and valiant combat originates with tales like those in the Mabinogion. This edition of the ancient stories was translated by Lady Charlotte Guest, an English aristocrat who was most famous for this work. Accomplished with languages from a young age, she gathered from obscure archives the manuscripts, arranged and presented them in modern English.

Автор: Whittock Martyn, Whittock Hannah
Название: Tales of Valhalla: Norse Myths and Legends
ISBN: 1643133373 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781643133379
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Valhalla and its pantheon of gods and heroes have always fascinated readers, whether it is how these tales illuminate the Viking world or influence cultural touchstones like J. R. R. Tolkien, whose Middle Earth is heavily indebted to Germanic and Norse mythology, as well as Hollywood and comic-culture.

In Tales of Valhalla, the Whittocks have dramatically retold these rich stories and sets them in context within the wider Viking world. Including both myths--stories, usually religious, which explain origins, why things are as they are, the nature of the spiritual--and legends--stories which attempt to explain historical events and which may involve historical characters but which are told in a non-historical way and which often include supernatural events--Tales from Valhalla is an accessible and lively volume that brings these hallmarks of world literature to a new generation.

Автор: Montell William Lynwood
Название: Tales from Kentucky One-Room School Teachers
ISBN: 081316821X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780813168210
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Описание: In Tales from Kentucky One-Room School Teachers, William Lynwood Montell reclaims an important part of Kentucky`s social, cultural, and educational heritage, assembling a fun and fascinating collection of schoolroom stories that chronicle a golden era in Kentucky.