Folktales of Newfoundland: The Resilience of the Oral Tradition

From: Journal of American Folklore | Date: October 1, 1999| Author: | Copyright information

Folktales of Newfoundland: The Resilience of the Oral Tradition. Two vols. By Herbert Halpert and J. D. A. Widdowson, with the assistance of Martin J. Lovelace and Eileen Collins; music transcriptions and commentary, Julia C. Bishop. (New York and London: Garland Publishing, Inc., 1996. Publications of the American Folklore Society, New Series. World Folktale Library, vol. 3. Garland Reference Library of the Humanities, vol. 1856. Vol. 1: pp. xcv + 533, preface, map, nine illustrations, notes. Vol. 2: pp. xiii + 642, ten illustrations, musical transcriptions, notes, two appendixes, ...

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