Clever maids, fearless Jacks, and a cat: fairy tales from a living oral tradition

Includes bibliographical references and index. Illustrated by Graham Blair. Passed on orally between generations as a community tradition, these sensitive and artful tales don't appear anywhere in print. Features ethnopoetic transcriptions from authors to give authentic accounts of "living...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Best, Anita, Lovelace, Martin, Greenhill, Pauline, Power, Pius, Lannon, Alice, Blair, Graham
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: Colorado State University. Libraries 2020
Subjects:
Spoken word poetry
Oral tradition > Newfoundland and Labrador
Folklore > Newfoundland and Labrador > History
Tales > Newfoundland and Labrador > Specimens
Fairy tales > Newfoundland and Labrador > Specimens
Blair
Newfoundland
Traveller
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10217/199719
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Summary:Includes bibliographical references and index. Illustrated by Graham Blair. Passed on orally between generations as a community tradition, these sensitive and artful tales don't appear anywhere in print. Features ethnopoetic transcriptions from authors to give authentic accounts of "living" oral performances from the past century and to demonstrate the artistry that is possible without written word.--Provided by publisher. Johnson and the fellow traveller told by Pius Power Sr. -- Jack and the cat told by Alice Lannon -- Jack shipped to the devil at Blackhead told by Pius Power Sr. -- The suit the colour of the clouds told by Pius Power Sr. -- Pretty raven; The copper castle of the Lowlands told by Pius Power Sr.

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