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Bezig met laden... Foxfire Story: Oral Tradition in Southern Appalachiadoor Foxfire Fund Inc
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. lore, historical-places-events, historical-research, history-and-culture,***** At last! A Foxfire book I can keep for myself! We bought and used the early volumes (can't remember if it was 12 or 14) and then the kids spirited them off and what were left migrated with a grandson or two. Those were the early ones that made camping with the Revolutionary War reenactors so much easier to adapt. This one gives the history of the Foxfire movement in Southern Appalachia and the important work of preserving the old ways and how the oral histories were gathered and written down. Many of the legends, folktales, beliefs, and more are included. I love it and am glad that I get to keep it and reread. I requested and received a free ebook copy from Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group via NetGalley. Thank you! geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
"A work of cultural anthropology and a fascinating exploration of the vanishing oral traditions of Southern Appalachia"-- Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)398.20975Social sciences Customs, Etiquette, Folklore Folklore Folk literature History, geographic treatment, biography North American folktales Southeastern U.S.LC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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The tales with folklorist annotations such as those by Barbara Duncan made a handful of stories much more profitable for the reader and provide much needed context for what would read just like the other odd and random musings in the book. Some of these stories, rendered verbatim in Georgia dialect, were dense and impenetrable even for me, a native Appalachian whose grandmother came from that area.
If these stories were very engaging, would they not have been published decades ago? Many are clunky and weird and difficult to understand. If I couldn't make head or tail of some of these anecdotes, I can't imagine how the average reader will respond. This new pass through the archives to glean more material for publication might have been mostly a bad idea.
I received an advanced readers copy of this book from the publisher and was encouraged to submit a review. ( )