Download or read book Popular tales from the Norse written by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and published by . This book was released on 1859 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Nordic Folklore written by Reimund Kvideland and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 1989 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: " . . . it presents some of the most important folklore studies to appear in [Nordic] countries in the past thirty years." —The Scandinavian-American Bulletin " . . . will . . . be of interest to folklorists in general. The selected essays . . . deal with issues that any folklorist who wishes to be up-to-date must consider. . . . A valuable addition to folklore studies . . . " —Choice Nordic folklore studies have made major theoretical contributions to international folklore scholarship. The articles in this collection not only reflect areas in which Nordic folklore studies have been particularly strong, but also demonstrate recent changes in theoretical paradigms and empirical application.
Download or read book Popular Tales from the Norse written by George Webbe Dasent and published by Watchmaker Pub. This book was released on 2010-04 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Selection Of Tales, With Illustrations, To Include: True And Untrue - The Old Dame And Her Hen - East Of The Sun, And West Of The Moon - Boots Who Ate A Match With The Troll - Boots Who Made The Princess Say, 'That's A Story' - The Twelve Wild Ducks - The Giant Who Had No Heart In His Body - The Fox As Herdsman - The Cat On The Dovrefell - Princess On The Glass Hill - The Cock And Hen - How One Went Out To Woo - The Two Step-Sisters - Buttercup - Taming The Shrew - Shortshanks - Gudbrand On The Hill-Side - The Blue Belt - Why The Bear Is Stumpy-Tailed - One's Own Children Are Always Prettiest - The Three Princesses Of Whiteland - The Cock, The Cuckoo, And The Black-Cock - Rich Peter The Pedlar - Boots And The Troll - The Lad Who Went To The North Wind - The Three Billy-Goats Gruff - Well Done And Ill Paid - The Husband Who Was To Mind The House - Dapplegrim - The Seven Foals - Bushy Bride - Boots And His Brothers
Download or read book Popular Tales from the Norse written by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 634 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Popular Tales From The Norse A Selection From The Translation written by George Webbe Dasent and published by Prabhat Prakashan. This book was released on 2023-10-01 with total page 443 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Popular Tales from the Norse by Asbjørnsen, Moe, and Dasent: This collection of enchanting Norse folktales brings readers into the world of mythical creatures, daring heroes, and magical adventures. Asbjørnsen, Moe, and Dasent, eminent folklore collectors, have compiled these captivating tales that continue to resonate with readers of all ages. Key Aspects of the Book "Popular Tales from the Norse": Norse Folklore: The book offers a treasure trove of authentic Norse folklore, providing insight into the cultural heritage of the region. Mythical Creatures and Heroes: Readers will encounter a diverse array of mythical beings and heroic figures, each with their own compelling stories. Timeless Appeal: These timeless tales have transcended generations, captivating readers with their enduring charm and universal themes. Asbjørnsen, Moe, and Dasent were renowned Norwegian folklorists and writers who played a significant role in preserving and sharing the rich tradition of Norse folklore. Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Moe, both born in Norway in the early 19th century, collaborated on collecting and retelling traditional Norwegian folktales. Sir George Webbe Dasent, a British translator and historian, played a crucial role in making these tales accessible to a broader international audience. Their collective efforts have immortalized the captivating stories of Norse mythology.
Download or read book Tales from the Fjeld A Second Series of Popular Tales written by Peter Asbjørnsen and published by Litres. This book was released on 2021-12-02 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Tales from the Fjeld: A Second Series of Popular Tales" by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen (translated by Sir George Webbe Dasent). Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.
Download or read book The Types of the Norwegian Folktale written by Ørnulf Hodne and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This index to Norwegian fold tales and legends classifies tales by topic, giving sources and occurrences for each, with a bibliography of published sources and of Norwegian research on folktales.
Download or read book National Romanticism in Norway written by Oscar Julius Falnes and published by New York : Columbia University Press ; London : P.S. King & son, Limited. This book was released on 1933 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book is devoted to an investigation of Norwegian nationalism during the period of romanticism. In seeking to present the nationalist and romanticist views that were characteristic of the scholars and publicists of that period, the writer has examined not only their larger works but also most of their contributions to the newspaper and periodical literature of the mid-century." -- Preface, page 7.
Download or read book Folklore Matters written by Alan Dundes and published by Univ. of Tennessee Press. This book was released on 1989 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: '. . . not a large book, but that makes all the more admirable the way the more admirable the way the author succeeds in doing justice to so many of the most important subjects in folkloristics. This book is a key work, and should be made compulsory reading in every university in which folkloristics is studied.'-Jon Hnefill Aoalsteinsson, Asian Folklore Studies
Download or read book Studies by Einar Haugen written by Evelyn S. Firchow and published by Walter de Gruyter. This book was released on 2012-05-24 with total page 648 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Romantic Age written by René Wellek and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 459 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A History of Norway written by Karen Larsen and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 1948 with total page 616 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A distinguished one-volume history of Norway, from the Vikings through the Resistance of World War II. "Full, objective, and thoroughly readable history, rich in content.... The result is a well-rounded treatment of Norwegian life--political, religious, economic, and intellectual--during the long centuries.... Easily the most important history of Norway in the English language since Gjerset."--N. Y. Times Originally published in 1948. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Download or read book Popular Tales from the Norse written by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and published by . This book was released on 1859 with total page 684 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Linguistics and Poetics of Latvian Folk Songs written by Vaira Vīk̦e-Freiberga and published by Kingston, Ont. : McGill-Queen's University Press. This book was released on 1989 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Latvian folk songs or dainas make up one of the largest bodies of oral literature in the world. Vaira Vikis-Freibergs has assembled a distinguished group of scholars from eight countries who apply a broad spectrum of research approaches to the study of dainas. The result, Linguistics and Poetics of Latvian Folksongs, is a balanced overview of this active field of inquiry. Created in honour of the sesquicentennial of the birth of Kristian Barons, the original compiler, classifier, and publisher of close to 182,000 Latvian folk song texts, Linguistics and Poetics of Latvian Folksongs provides an overview of recent research on the dainas and will be of interest to students of comparative literature and semioticians, as well as to specialists in oral literature.
Download or read book Popular Tales from the Norse written by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and published by IndyPublish.com. This book was released on 1859 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: So he put the quern on the table, and bade it first of all grind lights, then a table-cloth, then meat, then ale, and so on till they had got everything that was nice for Christmas fare. He had only to speak the word, and the quern ground out what he wanted. The old dame stood by blessing her stars, and kept on asking where he had got this wonderful quern, but he wouldn't tell her.
Download or read book Ours Once More written by Michael Herzfeld and published by Berghahn Books. This book was released on 2020-06-16 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When this work – one that contributes to both the history and anthropology fields – first appeared in 1982, it was hailed as a landmark study of the role of folklore in nation-building. It has since been highly influential in reshaping the analysis of Greek and European cultural dynamics. In this expanded edition, a new introduction by the author and an epilogue by Sharon Macdonald document its importance for the emergence of serious anthropological interest in European culture and society and for current debates about Greece’s often contested place in the complex politics of the European Union.
Download or read book Dutch Novels Translated Into English written by R. Vanderauwera and published by Brill / Rodopi. This book was released on 1985 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
