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Retelling Stories, Framing Culture

Paperback • 2013 • English

Retelling Stories, Framing Culture

By John Stephens

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About the book

What happens to traditional stories when they are retold in another time and cultural context and for a different audience? This first-of-its-kind study discusses Bible stories, classical myths, heroic legends, Arthurian romances, Robin Hood lore, folk tales, 'oriental' tales, and other stories derived from European cultures. One chapter is devoted to various retellings of classics, from Shakespeare to "Wind in the Willows." The authors offer a general theory of what motivates the retelling of ...Show more

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ISBN

9780415836142

Publisher

Routledge

Published year

2013

Language

English

Original title

Retelling Stories, Framing Culture

Format

Paperback

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