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June 9, 2019
Classics and morals (Following folktales around the world 110. - Guinea-Bissau)
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, Guinea-Bissau is another one of those countries that I could not find a story book from, so I delved into the Internet, and used my
Sadly, Guinea-Bissau is another one of those countries that I could not find a story book from, so I delved into the Internet, and used my
June 8, 2019
StorySpotting: I spy with my fairy eye (The Magicians)
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!
Like any good urban fantasy show about magic, SyFy's The Magicians uses a lot of folklore elements for plot and
Like any good urban fantasy show about magic, SyFy's The Magicians uses a lot of folklore elements for plot and
June 2, 2019
Hare and trickery (Following folktales around the world 109. - The Gambia)
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!
Folktales from The Gambia
Wolof fictional narratives
Emil A. Magel
Lynne Rienner Publishers, 1984.
The book features 45 Wolof folktales,
Folktales from The Gambia
Wolof fictional narratives
Emil A. Magel
Lynne Rienner Publishers, 1984.
The book features 45 Wolof folktales,
May 31, 2019
StorySpotting: An old woman in a pumpkin (Years and Years)
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!
Years and Years, BBC One's brand new drama created by Russell T. Davies, just launched a few weeks ago, and it
Years and Years, BBC One's brand new drama created by Russell T. Davies, just launched a few weeks ago, and it
May 26, 2019
The Epic of Kelefaa Sane (Following folktales around the world 108. - Senegal)
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!
Since, despite my best efforts, I could not find a book of folktales from Senegal, I decided to read a folk epic instead.
The Epic of Kelefaa
Since, despite my best efforts, I could not find a book of folktales from Senegal, I decided to read a folk epic instead.
The Epic of Kelefaa
May 24, 2019
StorySpotting: Breastmilk from a giantess (Game of Thrones)
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!
Who doesn't like Tormund and his outrageous stories? If there was a true storyteller in this show (after Old Nan),
Who doesn't like Tormund and his outrageous stories? If there was a true storyteller in this show (after Old Nan),
May 20, 2019
Folktales about climate change
While "cimate change" as a scientific term is too recent to feature into traditional stories, make no mistake: People have been telling legends, myths, and folktales about our fragile relationship with Nature for many centuries. Since it is a very timely topic, here are some of my favorite examples of traditional tales with messages for the future:
The Lady of Stavoren
(Read versions here,
The Lady of Stavoren
(Read versions here,
May 19, 2019
Tricksters and oceans (Following folktales around the world 107. - Cape Verde)
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-lore from the Cape Verde Islands
Elsie Clews Parsons
American Folk-Lore Society, 1923.
Elsie Clews Parsons was a very prolific collector; I
Folk-lore from the Cape Verde Islands
Elsie Clews Parsons
American Folk-Lore Society, 1923.
Elsie Clews Parsons was a very prolific collector; I
May 17, 2019
StorySpotting: The Lady and the Tiger (Riverdale)
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!
(Let's be real, people, Riverdale is not a good show, but it's kind of perfect for background noise when you are
(Let's be real, people, Riverdale is not a good show, but it's kind of perfect for background noise when you are
May 12, 2019
Saints and lessons (Following folktales around the world 106. - Mauritania)
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!
Shinqiti Folk Literature and Song
H. T. Norris
Clarendon Press, 1968.
The book is a selection from the oral tradition of Mauritania's
Shinqiti Folk Literature and Song
H. T. Norris
Clarendon Press, 1968.
The book is a selection from the oral tradition of Mauritania's
