A tree accurst : Bobby McMillon and stories of Frankie Silver /

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Frankie Silver was hanged for the murder of her husband. Later, people claimed that a tree growing near the cabin in which Charlie Silver had been buried was "accurst". This work uses the "accurst" tree metaphor for the grip the story of the murder has had on the imaginations of...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Patterson, Daniel W. (Daniel Watkins), 1928-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chapel Hill, NC : University of North Carolina Press, ©2000.
Colección:North Carolina history & culture anthology.
NC LIVE module.
Temas:
Silver, Frankie > Legends.
McMillon, Bobby > Contributions in folklore.
Silver, Frankie.
McMillon, Bobby
Silver, Frankie
Tales > North Carolina > Mitchell County > History and criticism.
Murder > North Carolina > Mitchell County > Folklore.
Oral tradition > North Carolina > Mitchell County.
Contes > Caroline du Nord > Mitchell > Histoire et critique.
Meurtre > Caroline du Nord > Mitchell > Folklore.
Tradition orale > Caroline du Nord > Mitchell.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Folklore & Mythology.
Folklore
Murder
Oral tradition
Tales
Mitchell County (N.C.) > Folklore.
North Carolina > Mitchell County
Fictional Work
Fiction
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Legends
Fiction.
Romans.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Bobby McMillon and Oral Tradition; 2. Frankie Silver Lore as Performed by Bobby McMillon; 3. The State versus Frances Silver; 4. A Story that Happened: The Legend of Frankie Silver; 5. The Ballad "Frankie Silver"; 6. A Tale of a Governor; Conclusion; Appendix A: Variants of the Frankie Silver Legend Cycle; Appendix B: Variants of the "Frankie Silver" (Laws E 13); Appendix C: Artistic Treatments of the Frankie Silver Story; Notes; Works Cited; Index.

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