An Annotated Bibliography on Jack the Giant Killer Lang‚ Andrew. "The History of Jack the Giant-Killer." Blue Fairy Book‚ 1/1/1889‚ pp. 233-237. EBSCOhost‚ Folk and Fairy Tales. The folklore story is about Jack‚ a young man of small stature who manages to destroy giants in his quest. The tale takes place during the reign of the famous King Arthur. Jack uses his trickery and intelligence to outsmart the giants. In the end‚ Jack is able to break the curse set by the giant Galligantus and the vile
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African- American folklore is arguably the basis for most African- American literature. In a country where as late as the 1860’s there were laws prohibiting the teaching of slaves‚ it was necessary for the oral tradition to carry the values the group considered significant. Transition by the word of mouth took the place of pamphlets‚ poems‚ and novels. Themes such as the quest for freedom‚ the nature of evil‚ and the powerful verses the powerless became the themes of African- American literature
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considered the father of American literature. The writing style of Irving was primarily based on fantasies and folklore about the American Identity. Washington Irving works cuts across and also revolves around the intellectual traditions of the American society (Barron‚ 2000). Through his works Irving practically deployed an investigation of the American identity and the legends through the folklore. Washington Irving had a great fascination with historical materials and family skeptics that run from the
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Folklore is the traditional customs‚ beliefs‚ and stories of a community‚ passed down through generations. Legends are traditional stories sometimes regarded as historical but unauthenticated. Myths are traditional stories‚ one concerning the early history of people or explaining some social or natural phenomenon. It typically involves supernatural beings or events. Fairy Tales are children’s stories about magical or imaginary beings and lands. Canadian Folklore is traditional material passed down
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Grimm story‚ which is commonly referred to as "Snow White"‚ should not be confused with the story of "Snow White and Rose Red" (in German "Schneeweißchen und Rosenrot")‚ another fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm.[2] In the Aarne-Thompson folklore classification‚ tales of this kind are grouped together as type 709‚ Snow White. Others of this kind include "Bella Venezia"‚ "Myrsina"‚ "Nourie Hadig" and "Gold-Tree and Silver-Tree".[3]"Snow White" is a German fairy tale known across much of Europe
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[2] Traditional knowledge lato sensu is used in a broader sense to refer to both technical know-how‚ knowledge‚ and also folklore/traditional expressions and manifestations of cultures in the form of music‚ stories‚ paintings‚ handicrafts‚ languages and symbols‚ performances and the like‚ falling under the rubric traditional cultural expressions or expressions of folklore.[3] This paper will employ the broader meaning of the term ‘traditional knowledge’. Indigenous people understand traditional
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Introduction to Folklore explores the basic folklore concepts and examines the major genres related. The objective of the course is to help us understand ourselves‚ communities‚ and people outside of our everyday lives. This term paper asks us to find an item of digital or family group folklore‚ analyze the text within its context to determine its validity as folklore. The potential item of folklore I have chosen is the traditions my family has carried in relation to the popular story of “Anne
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Heroes and Heroines: A study of Gender Roles in Historical Folklore Historically‚ fairy tales and other folklore have followed relatively strict gender role profiles. The heroes or heroines of the story all tend to be handsome or beautiful‚ compassionate and kind‚ which always wins out. Meanwhile the villains and antagonists are almost directly opposite in physicality‚ are ugly or brooding in nature‚ which shows a clear contrast between themselves and the hero or heroine‚ and an ever-impending conclusive
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An Analysis of “The Other Watcher” For my ghostly folklore I found the creepypasta‚ “The Other Watcher”. The tale is about a man. This man is checking into a hotel. At the front desk he is given a key and his room number and told by the lady at the front desk about a room on the way to his that has no number. She tells him that he is not to go into that room. It is a store room and he should leave it alone. She insists and won’t let him go up until he agrees. He does as he is told on the first night
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often take subject matter from traditional Celtic folklore and myth. By incorporating into his work the stories and characters of Celtic origin‚ Yeats endeavored to encapsulate something of the national character of his beloved Ireland. The reasons and motivations for Yeats ’ use of Celtic themes can be understood in terms of the authors own sense of nationalism as well as an overriding personal interest in mythology and the oral traditions of folklore. During Yeats ’ early career‚ there was an ongoing
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