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Danish Folktales, Legends, and Other Stories (New Directions in Scandinavian Studies) by Timothy R. Tangherlini is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

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Danish Folktales, Legends, and Other Stories is a collection of translated and annotated Nordic folklore that presents full repertoires of five storytellers along with extensive archival material. The printed book presents some of the most compelling stories of these five important storytellers along with historical and biographical introductions. Of a length suitable for course use, it provides a substantive and enjoyable encounter with Danish folklore. The Danish Folklore Nexus on the accompanying DVD includes the storytellers'full repertoires plus 500 additional stories in both Danish and English along with essays on the changing political, social, and economic landscapes of nineteenth-century Denmark, the history of folklore scholarship, critical approaches to folklore, and comprehensive biographies of the storytellers. It also provides links between related stories and interactive maps that allow readers to see where the stories are set and where they were collected, and a mechanism to search for themes and topics across all the stories.The basis of the work is the collection of Evald Tang Kristensen (1843-1929). As a young schoolteacher Kristensen set out across Denmark to co

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Author

Timothy R. Tangherlini

Publisher

University of Washington Press ; Museum Tusculanum Press

Published

2013

Language

EN

ISBN

9780295992594

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Memoir, Literary Collections, Poetry

Rating

5 / 5 (3 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14