Retelling Stories, Framing Culture: Traditional Story and Metanarratives in Children's Literature by John Stephens, Robyn McCallum

Retelling Stories, Framing Culture: Traditional Story and Metanarratives in Children's Literature

John Stephens, Robyn McCallum

316 pages first pub 1998 (editions)

nonfiction childrens informative slow-paced
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What happens to traditional stories when they are retold in another time and cultural context and for a different audience? This first-of-its-kind study discusses Bible stories, classical myths, heroic legends, Arthurian romances, Robin Hood lore,...

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