Tales, Then and Now: More Folktales As Literary Fictions for Young Adults - Softcover

Altmann, Anna E.; Vos, Gail De

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1563088312 ISBN 13: 9781563088315

Publisher: Libraries Unlimited, 2001

Synopsis

Altmann and de Vos are back with more great ideas for exploring contemporary reworkings of classic folk and fairy tales that appeal to teen readers. If you loved New Tales for Old (Libraries Unlimited, 1999), this new work will be sure to please. Following the same format, each story includes tale type numbers, motifs, and lists of reworkings arranged by genre, and suggestions for classroom extensions. INSIDE: Beauty and the Beast, Jack and the Beanstalk, Tam Lin, Thomas the Rhymer, and five fairy tales by Hans Christian Andersen.

About this title

About the Author:

ANNA E. ALTMANN is Associate Professor, School of Library and Information Studies, University of Alberta, Edmonton.

GAIL DE VOS is a storyteller and consultant in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, and the author of a number of books on storytelling.

Review:

..."I find this new volume a valuable supplement to the first. Both volumes will be useful to storytellers, librarians, researchers, and teachers in high schools, colleges, and universities. ...these annotated bibliographies make a solid contribution to the literary study of folktales. Studying them provides a pathway to a wealth of reading opportunities awaiting anyone who delights in such retold tales."-Marvels & Tales: Journal of Fairy-Tale Studies

"Fascinating reading for anyone who loves and respects the old tales, and wants to delve further into them."-Territorial Tattler

"An excellent resource for research and classroom discussion...immensely readable."-Kliatt

"This scholarly and accesible work is an exceedingly useful resource for young adult librarians and school library media specialists, for storytellers, and for teachers introducing the study of fairy tales into the classroom. It is recommended for all those interested in the study and research of fairy tales, including students from graduate to junior high and high school level."-www.childrenslit.com

?Fascinating reading for anyone who loves and respects the old tales, and wants to delve further into them.?-Territorial Tattler

?An excellent resource for research and classroom discussion...immensely readable.?-Kliatt

?This scholarly and accesible work is an exceedingly useful resource for young adult librarians and school library media specialists, for storytellers, and for teachers introducing the study of fairy tales into the classroom. It is recommended for all those interested in the study and research of fairy tales, including students from graduate to junior high and high school level.?-www.childrenslit.com

?...I find this new volume a valuable supplement to the first. Both volumes will be useful to storytellers, librarians, researchers, and teachers in high schools, colleges, and universities. ...these annotated bibliographies make a solid contribution to the literary study of folktales. Studying them provides a pathway to a wealth of reading opportunities awaiting anyone who delights in such retold tales.?-Marvels & Tales: Journal of Fairy-Tale Studies

.,."I find this new volume a valuable supplement to the first. Both volumes will be useful to storytellers, librarians, researchers, and teachers in high schools, colleges, and universities. ...these annotated bibliographies make a solid contribution to the literary study of folktales. Studying them provides a pathway to a wealth of reading opportunities awaiting anyone who delights in such retold tales."-Marvels & Tales: Journal of Fairy-Tale Studies

About this edition

• Publisher: Libraries Unlimited
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 1563088312
• ISBN 13: 9781563088315
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 296