My curious and jocular heroes : tales and tale-spinners from Appalachia /

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"With this book, Jones introduces to new generations four scholars of Appalachian folkways who made major contributions to the arts, culture, and values of the Appalachian people. Bascom Lamar Lunsford, born in North Carolina, collected ballads, songs, tunes, and stories--before there were tape...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Jones, Loyal, 1928- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Urbana : University of Illinois Press, 2017.
Temas:
Folklore > Appalachian Region.
Tales > Appalachian Region.
Folk music > Appalachian Region.
Storytelling > Appalachian Region.
Storytellers > Appalachian Region.
Oral tradition > Appalachian Region.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > Rural.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Cultural Heritage.
MUSIC > Genres & Styles > Country & Bluegrass.
Folk music
Folklore
Oral tradition
Storytellers
Storytelling
Tales
Appalachian Region
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Bascom Lamar Lunsford; Jokes, Stories, Songs, and Recitations that Lunsford Liked to Perform; Josiah H. Combs; Combs's Stories, Scholarship, Wit, and Songs; Cratis D. Williams; A Sampling of the Scholarship, Wit, and Humor of Cratis Williams; Leonard Ward Roberts; Tales, Riddles, Jokes, and Songs from the Leonard Roberts Collection; Notes; Sources; Index; About the Author.

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