Beck, Brenda E.F., Claus, Peter J., Goswami, Praphulladatta, and Handoo, Jawaharlal
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Book ID : 45418
ISBN-10 : 93-6080-910-1 / 9360809101
ISBN-13 : 978-93-6080-910-2 / 9789360809102
Place
of Publication :
Delhi
Year
of Publication :
2025
Edition : (First Edition)
Language : English
23 cm. 390p.
CONTENTS
DESCRIPTION
Bringing together nearly one hundred tales translated from fourteen languages, Folktales of India opens the vast narrative world of Indian folklore to readers of English. Beck includes oral tales collected from tribal areas, peasant groups, urban areas, and remote villages in north and south India, and the distinctive boundary regions of Kashmir, Assam, and Manipur. The tales in this collection emphasize universal human characteristics—truthfulness, modesty, loyalty, courage, generosity, and honesty. Each story is meant to be savored individually with special attention given to the great range of motifs presented and the many distinct narrative styles used. Folktales of India offers a superb anthology of India’s bountiful narrative tradition.
