Myths, Legends, and Folktales of America: An AnthologyOxford University Press, 1999 M01 28 - 240 páginas This marvelous collection brings together the great myths and legends of the United States--from the creation stories of the first inhabitants, to the tall tales of the Western frontier, to the legendary outlaws of the 1920s, and beyond. This thoroughly engaging anthology is sweeping in its scope, embracing Big Foot and Windigo, Hiawatha and Uncle Sam, Paul Revere and Billy the Kid, and even the Iroquois Flying Head and Elvis. In the book's section on dogmas and icons, for instance, Leeming and Page discuss the American melting pot, the notion of manifest destiny, and the imposing historical and literary figure of Henry Adams. And under Heroes and Heroines, they have assembled everyone from "Honest Abe" Lincoln and George "I Cannot Tell a Lie" Washington to Bessie Smith, Billie Holiday, and Martin Luther King, Jr. For every myth or hero rendered here, the editors include an informative yet readable excerpt, often the definitive account of the story in question. Taken as a whole, Myths, Legends, and Folktales of America reveals how waves of immigrants, encountering this strange land for the first time, adapted their religions, beliefs, and folklore to help make sense of a new and astounding place. Covering Johnny Appleseed and Stagolee as well as Paul Bunyan and Moby Dick, this wonderful anthology illuminates our nation's myth-making, enriching our idea of what it means to be American. |
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... became those of North Amer- ica . The old creators became the Sioux Great Mystery or Great Spirit , the Athabascan Changing Woman , and the ubiquitous tricksters , Coy- ote , Raven , the Great Hare , and so many others . And the earth ...
... became those of North Amer- ica . The old creators became the Sioux Great Mystery or Great Spirit , the Athabascan Changing Woman , and the ubiquitous tricksters , Coy- ote , Raven , the Great Hare , and so many others . And the earth ...
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... became earth's bounties . Creation Myths Creation myths are the most important myths for Native Americans , as they are for most peoples . A culture's creation myth is a statement of its relation to the greater powers of the cosmos ...
... became earth's bounties . Creation Myths Creation myths are the most important myths for Native Americans , as they are for most peoples . A culture's creation myth is a statement of its relation to the greater powers of the cosmos ...
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... became the earth - island , which the Great Spirit attached to the sky with four pieces of rawhide tied to the four sacred mountains that lie in the four sacred directions . Still , the earth - island was muddy and too soft , so Buzzard ...
... became the earth - island , which the Great Spirit attached to the sky with four pieces of rawhide tied to the four sacred mountains that lie in the four sacred directions . Still , the earth - island was muddy and too soft , so Buzzard ...
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... became whales , fish , and other sea creatures . Sedna sank into the sea and the storm subsided , but she wasn't yet dead . Instead , she managed to haul herself back into the boat . In the lull of the storm , Anguta had fallen asleep ...
... became whales , fish , and other sea creatures . Sedna sank into the sea and the storm subsided , but she wasn't yet dead . Instead , she managed to haul herself back into the boat . In the lull of the storm , Anguta had fallen asleep ...
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... became a large rock , which he rested on . Later he flew on , and after scattering the fish eggs and sowing the seeds , he thought it would be easier to collect food if there was light . Now , he knew light was to be found in Heaven ...
... became a large rock , which he rested on . Later he flew on , and after scattering the fish eggs and sowing the seeds , he thought it would be easier to collect food if there was light . Now , he knew light was to be found in Heaven ...
Contenido
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NEW WORLD MYTHICAL MONSTERS AND FABULOUS CREATURES | 71 |
NEW WORLD HEROES AND HEROINES | 97 |
Conclusion | 207 |
Bibliography | 211 |
Text Credits | 215 |
Index | 217 |
Otras ediciones - Ver todas
Myths, Legends, and Folktales of America: An Anthology David Leeming,Jake Page Vista previa limitada - 2000 |
Myths, Legends, and Folktales of America: An Anthology David Adams Leeming,Jake Page Vista previa limitada - 2000 |
Myths, Legends, and Folktales of America: An Anthology David Adams Leeming,Jake Page Vista de fragmentos - 1999 |
Términos y frases comunes
African American ain't Anguta animal Arapahos Asian asked Bigfoot Bill Billy the Kid Black Kettle blue boarhog Brer Fox Brer Rabbit called Changing Woman Cheyenne Chimayo Christ Coyote creatures Crockett Custer dark dead death dream earth Elijah Muhammad European American eyes father feet fish Frankie girl gonna grew Guadalupe hand head heard heaven hell heroes Hiawatha horse human Indian Jesse Jesus John Henry Johnny Juan Diego killed King land Lawd leaders legend lived looked Lord Ma Barker Mexico monster mother mountain mythology nation Native American Negro never night nonviolent Pecos Bill Penitentes river sandal scalambay Sedna sheriff shot singing Sky Father snake song Spirit Stagolee story tale Tar-Baby tell things thought told took tribes trickster unto village West Whale wife women Wunzh Yeh-Shen Yellow Hair young
Pasajes populares
Página 42 - Glows world-wide welcome; her mild eyes command The air-bridged harbor that twin cities frame. "Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!" cries she With silent lips. "Give me your tired, your poor; Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me. I lift my lamp beside the golden door!
Página 194 - I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slaveowners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood.
Página 191 - But one hundred years later, we must face the tragic fact that the Negro is still not free. One hundred years later, the life of the Negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination. One hundred years later, the Negro lives on a lonely island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of material prosperity.
Página 39 - The American is a new man, who acts upon new principles; he must therefore entertain new ideas, and form new opinions.
Página 39 - He is an American, who leaving behind him all his ancient prejudices and manners, receives new ones from the new mode of life he has embraced, the new government he obeys, and the new rank he holds.
Página 44 - Chorus: Yankee Doodle, keep it up, Yankee Doodle Dandy, Mind the music and the step And with the girls be handy.
Página 125 - I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived.
Página 191 - Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today, signed the Emancipation Proclamation. This momentous decree came as a great beacon light of hope to millions of Negro slaves, who had been seared in the flames of withering injustice. It came as a joyous daybreak to end the long night of their captivity.