Unlike other collections derived in large part from literary texts, this volume meets the criteria of professional folklorists in assembling only authentic examples of folktales as they were orally told.

No detailed description available for "Folklore and Fakelore".

Selection of tales, songs, riddles, proverbs and other items of folklore from seven regional cultures of the U.S.A.

Delightfully illustrated, this collection of Japanese myths and fairy tales presents readers with a rich folk tradition. Folk Legends of Japan contains of over one hundred Japanese folk legends.

This is a collection of American folklore from colonial times to the present.

Rich anthology of African-American folklore offers scores of humorous and harrowing stories. Collected during the mid-20th century, the tales tell of talking animals, ghosts, devils, and saints.

Tracing the forms and content of American folklore, Mr. Dorson reveals the richness, pathos, and humor of genuine folklore, which he distinguishes from the "fakelore" of popularizers and chauvinists.

American Folklore and the Historian stands as the only volume on American folklore theory; it will be the starting point for a vivid and human kind of historical writing.