Csenge Virág Zalka's Blog, page 39
November 17, 2019
Many kinds of transformations (Following folktales around the world 131. - Eswatini)
Today I continue the blog series titled Following folktales around the world! If you would like to know what the series is all about, you can find the introduction post here. You can find all posts here, or you can follow the series on Facebook!
Fairy tales from South Africa
E. J. Bourhill · J. B. Drake
Macmillan & Co., 1908.
This book contains 20 stories, out of which 12 are Swazi
Fairy tales from South Africa
E. J. Bourhill · J. B. Drake
Macmillan & Co., 1908.
This book contains 20 stories, out of which 12 are Swazi
MythOff Budapest: Bestiary
Fall is here, and it was time to have another MythOff in Budapest! We met at our usual place, the Premier Kultcafé, to tell myths to adults (although this time we also had three very attentive children, under parental supervision). The evening was themed Bestiary, and we all brought stories that involved legendary animals and mythical creatures. It seemed to be a popular idea: we had more than
November 10, 2019
Adventures are for girls (Following folktales around the world 130. - Lesotho)
Today I continue the blog series titled Following folktales around the world! If you would like to know what the series is all about, you can find the introduction post here. You can find all posts here, or you can follow the series on Facebook!
Tales from the Basotho
Minnie Postma
University of Texas Press, 2014.
The book contains 23 folktales, translated from Sesotho to Afrikaans, and
Tales from the Basotho
Minnie Postma
University of Texas Press, 2014.
The book contains 23 folktales, translated from Sesotho to Afrikaans, and
November 3, 2019
Diverse tales from a diverse country (Following folktales around the world 129. - South African Republic)
Today I continue the blog series titled Following folktales around the world! If you would like to know what the series is all about, you can find the introduction post here. You can find all posts here, or you can follow the series on Facebook!
11 South African Folk Tales – 11 Official Languages
A Celebration of Democracy and Cultural Diversity
Aré Van Schalkwyk
Zytek Publishing, 2005.
11 South African Folk Tales – 11 Official Languages
A Celebration of Democracy and Cultural Diversity
Aré Van Schalkwyk
Zytek Publishing, 2005.
November 2, 2019
StorySpotting: Princesses ditching their own weddings (Disenchantment)
StorySpotting is a weekly or kinda-weekly series about folktales, tropes, references, and story motifs that pop up in popular media, from TV shows to video games. Topics are random, depending on what I have watched/played/read recently. Also, THERE WILL BE SPOILERS. Be warned!
Disenchantment is a Netflix show created by Matt Groening, with the usual humor and style. While this kind of humor
Disenchantment is a Netflix show created by Matt Groening, with the usual humor and style. While this kind of humor
October 27, 2019
Tales of strength and endurance (Following folktales around the world 128. - Namibia)
Today I continue the blog series titled Following folktales around the world! If you would like to know what the series is all about, you can find the introduction post here. You can find all posts here, or you can follow the series on Facebook!
Haiseb and the man who cooked himself
and other folktales from the Khoi of Namibia
Sigrid Schmidt & Veronica Eiases
Macmillan Education Namibia
Haiseb and the man who cooked himself
and other folktales from the Khoi of Namibia
Sigrid Schmidt & Veronica Eiases
Macmillan Education Namibia
October 20, 2019
Unlikely heroes, diverse tricksters (Following folktales around the world 127. - Angola)
Today I continue the blog series titled Following folktales around the world! If you would like to know what the series is all about, you can find the introduction post here. You can find all posts here, or you can follow the series on Facebook!
Folk-tales of Angola
Fifty tales, with Kimbundu text, literal English translation, introduction, and notes
Héli Chatelain
The American Folk-Lore
Folk-tales of Angola
Fifty tales, with Kimbundu text, literal English translation, introduction, and notes
Héli Chatelain
The American Folk-Lore
October 19, 2019
Tales in the Cathedral: Storytelling in Aachen
I already blogged about this year's FEST conference, but I still owed a report from the amazing storytelling event that followed after. I always love it when a gathering of international storytellers is followed by a festival, and this time Regina Sommer and the Haus der Märchen und Geschichten organized a truly special treat: We told stories inside the Aachen Cathedral at night!
We visited
We visited
October 13, 2019
Roosters, dogs, tortoises (Following folktales around the world 126. - São Tomé and Príncipe)
Today I continue the blog series titled Following folktales around the world! If you would like to know what the series is all about, you can find the introduction post here. You can find all posts here, or you can follow the series on Facebook!
Sadly, once again I ran into a country where I could not get a folktale collection from. I searched for stories on the Internet, and came up with
Sadly, once again I ran into a country where I could not get a folktale collection from. I searched for stories on the Internet, and came up with
October 6, 2019
Courage against cruelty (Following folktales around the world 125. - Equatorial Guinea)
Today I continue the blog series titled Following folktales around the world! If you would like to know what the series is all about, you can find the introduction post here. You can find all posts here, or you can follow the series on Facebook!
Leyendas y cuentos bujebas
de la Guinea Española
Arcadio de Larrea Palacin, Carlos Gonzalez Echegaray
Instituto de Estudios Africanos, 1955.
Leyendas y cuentos bujebas
de la Guinea Española
Arcadio de Larrea Palacin, Carlos Gonzalez Echegaray
Instituto de Estudios Africanos, 1955.
