{"product_id":"sitting-at-the-feet-of-the-past","title":"Sitting at the Feet of the Past","description":"\u003cp\u003eMust a folktale be connected to its culture? Can a tale with universal applications be transmitted from one culture to another without loss? Does a teller from one culture have the ability--or even the right--to relate a tale from another culture? What happens to a tale when it leaves the oral and adult arenas and appears in print for children? Is it legitimate for a reteller to create variants to suit a child audience?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChildren's literature is today the major conduit for folklore, and professionals in the field must consider these questions. Editors Gary Schmidt and Donald Hettinga have brought together twenty-three writers of children's literature, illustrators, storytellers, and literary critics, who explore the issues and offer their experiences and views. The scope of the volume is the North American folktale, a rich amalgam of four major distinct traditions: the Native American folktale, the African American folktale, the retold Western European folktale, and the American tall tale. Each tradition is separately presented with an introductory survey and a selection of essays by the writers and critics. This focused collection will be valuable to scholars and professions in folklore, anthropology, American literature, and children's literature and useful also as a text in courses on children's literature and folklore.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing Plc","offers":[{"title":"Default Product","offer_id":54219371250008,"sku":"9780313276354","price":82.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780313276354__67c1eb4ca39f3_4fea999d-9471-4df1-a37d-d925a0de5f74.jpg?v=1741158044","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/sitting-at-the-feet-of-the-past","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}