| Ten Traditional Tellers Contributor(s): MacDonald, Margaret Read (Author) |
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ISBN: 0252072979 ISBN-13: 9780252072970 Publisher: University of Illinois Press OUR PRICE: $22.77 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2006 Annotation: In this unique collection of stories and personal interviews, folklorist Margaret Read MacDonald examines storytelling through the distinct voices of the tellers themselves. Ten Traditional Tellers offers an intimate look at their lives and art as they discuss their reasons for telling, their uses of the stories, and the influence of their cultural heritage. Coming from places such as Ghana, Brazil, and Thailand, the tellers include colorful characters like Vi Hilbert--a member of the Upper Skagit tribe--who continues to work despite near blindness, and Rinjing Dorje, whose bawdy shepherds' tales shock his audiences and validate his identity in a western culture that expects piousness from Tibetans. In addition to the interviews, the book also includes brief introductions for each teller and one or two of their representative stories. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Folklore & Mythology - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social |
| Dewey: 398.2 |
| LCCN: 2005035212 |
| Physical Information: 0.66" H x 6.22" W x 8.98" (0.87 lbs) 232 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Examining storytelling through the distinct voices of ten traditional tellers, this text offers a look at their lives and art as they discuss their reasons for telling, their uses of the stories, and the influence of their cultural heritage. |