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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Univ of Washington Pr
Publication date
May 1, 1999
Pages
325
Binding
Paperback
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780295977546
ISBN-10
029597754X
Dimensions
0.75 by 5.75 by 9 in.
Weight
1.05 lbs.
Original list price
$33.00
Other format details
university press
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Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: All the World’s Reward presents ninety-eight tales from Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Swedish-speaking Finland, and Iceland. Each area is represented by the complete recorded repertoire of a single storyteller. Such a focus helps place the stories in the context of the communities in which they were performed and also reveals how individual folk artists used the medium of oral literature to make statements about their lives and their world. Some preferred jocular stories and others wonder tales; some performed mostly for adults, others for children; some used storytelling to criticize society, and others spun wish fulfillment tales to find relief from a harsh reality.
For the most part collected a century ago, the stories were gleaned from archives and printed sources; the Icelandic repertoire was collected on audiotape in the 1960s. Each repertoire was selected by a noted folklorist. Introductions to the storytellers and collectors and commentaries and references for the tales are provided. A general introduction, a comprehensive bibliography, and an index of the tales according to Aarne-Thompson’s typology are also included. Period illustrations add charm to the stories.
For the most part collected a century ago, the stories were gleaned from archives and printed sources; the Icelandic repertoire was collected on audiotape in the 1960s. Each repertoire was selected by a noted folklorist. Introductions to the storytellers and collectors and commentaries and references for the tales are provided. A general introduction, a comprehensive bibliography, and an index of the tales according to Aarne-Thompson’s typology are also included. Period illustrations add charm to the stories.
Editions
Hardcover
from Univ of Washington Pr (August 14, 2015)
9780295996592 | details & prices | 344 pages | 6.50 × 9.50 × 1.25 in. | 1.40 lbs | List price $90.00
from Univ of Washington Pr (April 1, 1999)
9780295978109 | details & prices | 325 pages | 6.00 × 9.75 × 1.00 in. | 1.35 lbs | List price $50.00
About: All the World's Reward presents ninety-eight tales from Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Swedish-speaking Finland, and Iceland.
About: All the World's Reward presents ninety-eight tales from Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Swedish-speaking Finland, and Iceland.
Paperback
The price comparison is for this edition
With Hallfreur Orn Eiriksson (other contributor) |
from Univ of Washington Pr (May 1, 1999)
9780295977546 | details & prices | 325 pages | 5.75 × 9.00 × 0.75 in. | 1.05 lbs | List price $33.00
About: All the World’s Reward presents ninety-eight tales from Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Swedish-speaking Finland, and Iceland.
About: All the World’s Reward presents ninety-eight tales from Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Swedish-speaking Finland, and Iceland.
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