 |  |
 | | Imprint: Libraries Unlimited | | Publication Date: 04/1996 | | Pages: 426 | | Volumes: 0 | | Size: 6x9 | | Format | | Price | | ISBN-13 | | Hardcover | | $48.00 | | 978-1-56308-190-3 | | eBook | |
Call
| | 978-0-313-06987-1 |
| |
|
Tales, Rumors, and Gossip
Exploring Contemporary Folk Literature in Grades 7-12
Gail de Vos
Explore the stories and themes that capture the imagination of young people today. A sampling of tales is organized into broad subject areas, such as contaminated food, threats to children, and satanic legends, and the tales are analyzed according to function, structure, and international variants. De Vos also discusses film and literary adaptions and offers suggestions for adapting tales for the junior high and high school curriculum.
Explore the stories and themes that capture the imagination of young people today. After a fascinating overview and discussion of contemporary legends (commonly referred to as modern urban legends and often told as true), de Vos examines them in their relationship to rumors and gossip, ostension (acting out the legends), the role of the media in formulation and dissemination, and related tales (e.g., literary horror tales). A sampling of tales is organized into broad subject areas, such as contaminated food, threats to children, and satanic legends, and the legends are analyzed according to function, structure, and international variants. De Vos discusses some of the literary and visual adaptations in popular culture and offers suggestions for adapting tales for the junior high and high school curriculum. A fascinating professional book, this is a great resource to use with young adults.
|
View this product in our online catalog
To order or for more information please contact:
Customer Service
130 Cremona Drive
Santa Barbara, CA 93117
805.968.1911
fax: 866.270.3856
sales@abc-clio.com |
|