Little Jack and Other Newfoundland Folktales

Little Jack and Other Newfoundland Folktales
Author: John David Allison Widdowson
Publisher: St. John, Nfld. : Memorial University of Newfoundland, Folklore and language Publications
Total Pages: 268
Release: 2002
Genre: Tales
ISBN:

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Folktales of Newfoundland (RLE Folklore)

Folktales of Newfoundland (RLE Folklore)
Author: Herbert Halpert
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 1276
Release: 2015-02-20
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1317551494

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This collection of Newfoundland folk narratives, first published in 1996, grew out of extensive fieldwork in folk culture in the province. The intention was to collect as broad a spectrum of traditional material as possible, and Folktales of Newfoundland is notable not only for the number and quality of its narratives, but also for the format in which they are presented. A special transcription system conveys to the reader the accents and rhythms of each performance, and the endnote to each tale features an analysis of the narrator’s language. In addition, Newfoundland has preserved many aspects of English and Irish folk tradition, some of which are no longer active in the countries of their origin. Working from the premise that traditions virtually unknown in England might still survive in active form in Newfoundland, the researchers set out to discover if this was in fact the case.

Folktales of Newfoundland Pbdirect

Folktales of Newfoundland Pbdirect
Author: J.D.A. Widdowson
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 878
Release: 2015-02-20
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1317551486

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This collection of Newfoundland folk narratives, first published in 1996, grew out of extensive fieldwork in folk culture in the province. The intention was to collect as broad a spectrum of traditional material as possible, and Folktales of Newfoundland is notable not only for the number and quality of its narratives, but also for the format in which they are presented. A special transcription system conveys to the reader the accents and rhythms of each performance, and the endnote to each tale features an analysis of the narrator’s language. In addition, Newfoundland has preserved many aspects of English and Irish folk tradition, some of which are no longer active in the countries of their origin. Working from the premise that traditions virtually unknown in England might still survive in active form in Newfoundland, the researchers set out to discover if this was in fact the case.

Folktales from western Newfoundland

Folktales from western Newfoundland
Author: Angela Kerfont
Publisher: Presses universitaires de Rouen et du Havre
Total Pages: 40
Release: 1985
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9782877757003

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Folktales from Western Newfoundland sont des contes populaires inédits racontés par Angela Kerfont de Port-au-Port, et recueillis à Terre-Neuve par Marie-Annick Desplanques. Ces textes qui sont des contes de fées, avec princes, princesses et géants, intéressent aussi bien les amateurs de folklore et ceux qui l'étudient que de jeunes lecteurs. En raison de l'origine française de la conteuse, certains gallicismes apparaissent dans son langage ; ils ont été conservés pour garder le caractère origi¬nal de la narration, mais ont été imprimés en italique pour que les jeunes lecteurs puissent s'exercer à trouver les formes équivalentes en anglais courant. Ces textes ont une grande fraîcheur et leur spontanéité un peu rude dégage une réelle poésie locale.

Pathways of Creativity in Contemporary Newfoundland and Labrador

Pathways of Creativity in Contemporary Newfoundland and Labrador
Author: María Jesús Hernáez Lerena
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Total Pages: 352
Release: 2015-09-18
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1443883336

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The Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador is a mythologized place that resonates with tragic adventure, polar expeditions and Grand Banks fishing; a real and imagined geography with an incredible artistic output that calls for critical discussion. This book examines the diversity of this province’s literature and culture, taking into consideration the expertise of scholars and writers who have first-hand knowledge of its unique context. Chapters on history, travel, fiction, autobiography, poetry, theatre, storytelling, filmmaking, and the visual arts provide an up-to-date survey across a broad range of artistic endeavours, as well as close readings of selected texts. The questions that fill the pages of Pathways of Creativity in Contemporary Newfoundland and Labrador arise from the awareness its contributors have of historically shared experiences, but also of shared delusions, and their essays provoke contemplation beyond the labels local/global, Newfoundlander/Come-From-Away. Aboriginal histories and writing come to the foreground in this panoramic view that balances descriptions of mainstream, vernacular and Indigenous cultural productions. The final chapter is organized as a multi-voiced interview which serves as a supplement to the academic essays. Here, themes are revisited and personalized as several writers express their feelings about what it means to be a Newfoundlander and an artist. As such, this book will encourage dialogue about Newfoundland and Labrador’s literary and artistic achievements within the international community of readers and researchers.

Ghost Stories of Newfoundland and Labrador

Ghost Stories of Newfoundland and Labrador
Author: Edward Butts
Publisher: Dundurn
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2010-09-27
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 1770704698

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Shrouded in the mists of history and legend, the province of Newfoundland and Labrador is a land of mysteries. Its waters are a graveyard for countless wrecked ships. Its lore is full of tales about treachery and murder. And it was once the haunt of pirates. Haunt, indeed! Newfoundland and Labrador has tales of the supernatural that date back centuries, to a time before Canada even existed as a nation. Here the ghosts not only lurk in old houses and forlorn cemeteries, they come up out of the sea to walk the decks of ships before the eyes of terrified crewmen. They lament out on the ice where seventy-seven men perished in the Newfoundland Sealing Disaster of 1914. And in St. Johns the courthouse is said to be haunted by the ghost of Catherine Snow, who was hanged in 1834 for the murder of her husband. Here we find tales, both personal and historical, of ghostly haunting and unexplained happenings; from the Old Hag to headless ghosts. So read on if you dare!

Perspectives on the Jack Tales and Other North American Märchen

Perspectives on the Jack Tales and Other North American Märchen
Author: Carl Lindahl
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Total Pages: 188
Release: 2001-11-22
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9781878318756

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All attest to the skill of the tellers and the artistry of their creations.

Jack Fitzgerald's Notebook

Jack Fitzgerald's Notebook
Author: Jack Fitzgerald
Publisher: St. John's, Nfld. : Creative Publishers
Total Pages: 174
Release: 1986
Genre: Folklore
ISBN: 9780920021255

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Acadiensis

Acadiensis
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 376
Release: 2002
Genre: Atlantic Coast (Canada)
ISBN:

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Folk Heroes and Heroines around the World

Folk Heroes and Heroines around the World
Author: Graham Seal
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 793
Release: 2016-03-14
Genre: Social Science
ISBN:

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This comprehensive collection of folk hero tales builds on the success of the first edition by providing readers with expanded contextual information on story characters from the Americas to Zanzibar. Despite the tremendous differences between cultures and ethnicities across the world, all of them have folk heroes and heroines—real and imagined—that have been represented in tales, legends, songs, and verse. These stories persist through time and space, over generations, even through migrations to new countries and languages. This encyclopedia is a one-stop source for broad coverage of the world's folk hero tales. Geared toward high school and early college readers, the book opens with an overview of folk heroes and heroines that provides invaluable context and then presents a chronology. The book is divided into two main sections: the first provides entries on the major types and themes; the second addresses specific folk tale characters organized by continent with folk hero entries organized alphabetically. Each entry provides cross references as well as a list of further readings. Continent sections include a bibliography for additional research. The book concludes with an alphabetical list of heroes and an index of hero types.