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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Kay StonePublisher: Broadview Press Ltd Imprint: Broadview Press Ltd Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.423kg ISBN: 9781551111674ISBN 10: 1551111675 Pages: 304 Publication Date: 30 June 1998 Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , General , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsIn Gratitude Useful Terms Foreword: The Path Into The Woods SECTION ONE: ORGANIZED COMMUNITIES AND THEIR MEMBERS Folktales and Organized Storytelling Four Streams, One River: The Storytelling Revival Intentional Storytelling Communities Once Upon a Time Today: Tellers and Tales Social Identity in Organized Storytelling SECTION TWO: TELLERS AND THEIR TALES Creative Drama and Storytelling Text: “The Honest Penny” (Bob Barton) Old Tales, New Contexts Text: “The King of Egypt’s Daughter” (Joe Neil MacNeil) The Teller of the Tale Texts: “The Horoscope” (Marylyn Peringer) “The Three Feathers” (Stewart Cameron) Difficult Women in Folktales The Victims; The Victimizers Texts: “The Rosy Apple and the Golden Bowl” (Carol McGirr) “Snow White: A Reflection” (Marvyne Jenoff) “The Juniper Tree” (Susan Gordon) Burning Brightly: The Development of a Story Text: “The Curious Girl” (Kay Stone) Conclusion: The Wedding Feast Appendix I: Four Streams in the Toronto Festival of Storytelling Appendix II: “The Curious Girl” in Print Bibliography Acknowledgments Permissions Tale Types Index IndexReviewsThis is a lively, well balanced and insightful book. Boldly combining the perspective of an inquisitive folklorist, the voice of a purposeful storyteller, and the fire of the curious girl of many a wondertale, Kay Stone's book is a bright light guiding us down the contemporary Canadian and American river of stories. Readers of fairytale, teachers, storytellers, folklorists, librarians, and students of oral narratives and performance can all benefit from Stone's careful and unpretentious analysis as well as the stories she lovingly presents. -- <strong>Christina Cacchilega, University of Hawaii-Manoa</strong> </p> Scholarly yet accessible. -- <strong><em>The Globe and Mail</em> </strong> </p> Stone is uniquely qualified to write a study of the history, development, current status, and future trends of the storytelling movement. Readers ... will want to add this important book to their bookshelves. -- <strong><em>The Story Bag</em> </strong> </p> This is a lively, well balanced and insightful book. Boldly combining the perspective of an inquisitive folklorist, the voice of a purposeful storyteller, and the fire of the curious girl of many a wondertale, Kay Stone's book is a bright light guiding us down the contemporary Canadian and American river of stories. Readers of fairytale, teachers, storytellers, folklorists, librarians, and students of oral narratives and performance can all benefit from Stone's careful and unpretentious analysis as well as the stories she lovingly presents. - Christina Cacchilega, University of Hawaii-Manoa Scholarly yet accessible. - The Globe and Mail Stone is uniquely qualified to write a study of the history, development, current status, and future trends of the storytelling movement. Readers ... will want to add this important book to their bookshelves. - The Story Bag This is a lively, well balanced and insightful book. Boldly combining the perspective of an inquisitive folklorist, the voice of a purposeful storyteller, and the fire of the curious girl of many a wondertale, Kay Stone's book is a bright light guiding us down the contemporary Canadian and American river of stories.Readers of fairytale, teachers, storytellers, folklorists, librarians, and students of oral narratives and performance can all benefit from Stone's careful and unpretentious analysis as well as the stories she lovingly presents. - Christina Cacchilega, University of Hawaii-Manoa scholarly yet accessible --The Globe and Mail Stone is uniquely qualified to write a study of the history, development, current status, and future trends of the storytelling movement. Readers...will want to add this important book to their bookshelves. -The Story Bag Author InformationKay Stone is a widely-published professor of folklore at the University of Winnipeg, and an established storyteller. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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