Anglický jazyk

Kentucky Folktales

Vydavateľstvo: The University Press of Kentucky
Rok vydania: 2012
Formát: Hardback
Rozmer: 235 x 157 mm
Jazyk: Anglický jazyk
ISBN: 9780813136004

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O knihe

Kentucky Storytelling proposes to collect folktales and stories that have been
researched, revised, and perfected by Frankfort-based master storyteller Mary
Hamilton.

The work collects a range of stories from tall tales like "Some Dog" and "Otis
Ayres Had a Dog," to true stories such as "Storm walker" and "Jeff Rides the
Rides." Hamilton will annotate the stories where possible with information on
sources, location, variants, and other details. Hamilton has painstakingly
transcribed each story as she tells it herself, concluding each with notes on the
genesis as well how the story evolved over time in response to audience reaction.
For example, in the story "The Gingerbread Boy," in which a girl exacts revenge
on an evil stepmother by eating a magical gingerbread cookie, Hamilton includes
information from folklorist Leonard Roberts' original head notes, details which
early version influenced her own telling, and notes how audiences react at
certain points in the story. Although the stories can and will be enjoyed for their
own merits, it is this commentary that will make the work a unique and valuable
resource for scholars and professional storytellers.

Kentucky Storytelling will join the Press's established list in regional folklore,
adding Mary Hamilton's name to the list of giants in Appalachian and Kentucky
storytelling that includes Ruth Ann Musick, Leonard Roberts, and William
Lynwood Montell. The work will find an enthusiastic audience among lay
readers as well as scholars and professionals with an interest in the art and craft
of storytelling.

Mary Hamilton, a professional storyteller since 1983, frequently performs at
local, regional, and national storytelling festivals and conducts workshops
throughout Kentucky on behalf of the Kentucky Arts Council. In 2009 she
received the Circle of Excellence Oracle Award from the National Storytelling
Network.