| Description |
viii, 174 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Stories from the American mosaic |
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Stories from the American mosaic.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Quetzalcoatl and Tezcatlipoca -- Jesus -- The peak of gold -- Becoming American -- The little green rabbit -- A new Mexico David -- John Tiger -- The boy who became king -- Maria the ash girl -- Blanca Flor -- The bear prince -- The prohibited chamber -- Tale of the rabbit -- Brother coyote -- Sister fox and brother coyote -- Pedro de Urdemalas -- Pablo Apodaca and the bear -- Manuel Jesus Vasques: a life on the southwest frontier -- Francisco Trujillo and Billy the kid -- Elfego baca -- Sunday seven -- The bird of the sweet song -- The louse skin coat -- Princess Papantzin's resurrection -- Clemencia and José -- The giant's secret -- La llorona -- Bullet-swallower -- The accursed bell -- El señor Milagroso rescues a stingy son -- The penitent brothers -- The living spectre -- Three live witches -- The witch deer -- Witch tales from new Mexico. |
| Summary |
"Latino Americans have a powerful voice in society and a wealth of cultural traditions. Fundamental to those traditions are numerous folktales. Some are funny, some draw upon the supernatural, some look back on ancestral ways, and some capture the experience of Latinos in the United States. Written expressly for students and general readers, this book assembles and comments on a wide range of Latino American folktales. These are grouped in topical sections on origins; heroes, heroines, villains, and fools; society and conflict; and the supernatural. Each tale is introduced by a headnote, and the volume closes with a selected, general bibliography of print and electronic resources suitable for student research. Students of literature and language will value this book for its exploration of Latino American folktales, while students of history and society will welcome its illumination of the Latino American experience."--Publisher's description. |
| Subject |
Latin Americans -- Folklore.
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Tales -- Latin America.
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| Added Author |
Green, Thomas A., 1944-
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| ISBN |
9780313362996 alkaline paper |
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0313362998 alkaline paper |
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