(Ebook) The Greenwood Library of World Folktales: Stories from the Great Collections by Thomas A. Green ISBN 9780313081033, 9780313337833, 0313081034, 0313337837

(Ebook) The Greenwood Library of World Folktales: Stories from the Great Collections by Thomas A. Green ISBN 9780313081033, 9780313337833, 0313081034, 0313337837

From the Amazon to the Arctic, the world is teeming with diverse cultures. There's no better way for students to learn about the world's cultural diversity than through its folktales. Some of these tales have been told for centuries, while others have emerged only in recent times. These tales are the foundations of the world's traditions, literature, and popular culture and are fundamental to daily life. The most comprehensive work of its kind, this set gives students and general readers a guided tour of the world's folktales. Each volume of the set is devoted to a particular broad geographic region: Volume 1: Africa, The Middle East, Australia and Oceania. Volume 2: Asia. Volume 3: Europe. Volume 4: North and South America.Each volume includes an introductory essay, and the tales within each book are gathered in sections devoted to particular cultural groups or regions. The tales are accompanied by explanatory headnotes, and the set provides regional bibliographies as well as a selected, general bibliography. Accessible, informative, and entertaining, this book will help literature students learn how to analyze texts and understand the traditions at the heart of many of the world's literary masterpieces. It will also help social studies students learn about the world's cultures and respect ethnic diversity. FEATURES AND BENEFITS:• Volumes are devoted to particular geographic regions.• Tales are clustered in sections devoted to particular cultural groups within broad regions.• Introductory essays discuss the tales and traditions of different areas.• Tales are accompanied by explanatory headnotes.• The set includes regional bibliographies and a selected, general bibliography of resources suitable for student research.• Supports the literature curriculum by helping students analyze texts and understand the tales fundamental to many literary works.• Supports the social studies curriculum by helping students learn about different cultures.