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Who Says?: Essays on Pivotal Issues in Contemporary Storytelling
Contributor(s): Birch, Carol (Author), Heckler, Melissa A. (Author)
ISBN: 0874834546     ISBN-13: 9780874834543
Publisher: August House Publishers
OUR PRICE:   $15.26  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: January 2011
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BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Folklore & Mythology
- Literary Criticism | Children's & Young Adult Literature
- Literary Criticism | Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology
Dewey: 808.543
LCCN: 96014860
Physical Information: 0.58" H x 5.9" W x 9.09" (0.82 lbs) 224 pages
 
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Winner of Storytelling World Award & Anne Izard Storytellers' Choice Award Contemporary storytelling has its roots in the oral and literary traditions. Performances are often judged according to the aesthetics of print, theater, or music - even television and film. In the last two decades, the storytelling movement has gained momentum, both as an educational tool and as engaging form of entertainment. But the revival is so young that there is no common vocabulary for discussing it. What are the aesthetics of storytelling? These ten essays provide models to think with. Most of the contributors are storytellers; they are also anthropologists, writers, folklorists, musicians, and teachers and librarians. Provocative, challenging, and robust, these essays address critical issues in an increasingly potent movement.