Fiction Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology
Canadian Folklore
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Initial publish date
- Oct 1988
- Category
- Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780195406719
- Publish Date
- Oct 1988
- List Price
- $21.95
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Description
Edith Fowke, scholar and expert on Canadian folklore, accepts the definitions that it is 'material that is handed on by tradition, either by word of mouth or by custom and practice' and that it is 'the hidden submerged culture lying in the shadow of the official civilization about whichhistorians write.' In this survey she discusses collectors, folktales, folk music, minor genres, (speech, riddles, proverbs, childlore), folk arts and material culture, folklife and customs, and analyses the literature on these subjects. There is an extensive bibliography.
About the author
Edith Fowke (1913-1996) was a professor in the Department of English, York University and a member of the Order of Canada and a Fellow of the American Folklore Society. She is the author of many books and articles on Canadian folk songs and children's lore, and was the editor of Folklore Canada and the Canadian Folk Music Journal.