Folktales from western Newfoundland

Folktales from western Newfoundland
Author: Angela Kerfont
Publisher: Presses universitaires de Rouen et du Havre
Total Pages: 40
Release: 1985
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9782877757003

Folktales from Western Newfoundland sont des contes populaires inédits racontés par Angela Kerfont de Port-au-Port, et recueillis à Terre-Neuve par Marie-Annick Desplanques. Ces textes qui sont des contes de fées, avec princes, princesses et géants, intéressent aussi bien les amateurs de folklore et ceux qui l'étudient que de jeunes lecteurs. En raison de l'origine française de la conteuse, certains gallicismes apparaissent dans son langage ; ils ont été conservés pour garder le caractère origi¬nal de la narration, mais ont été imprimés en italique pour que les jeunes lecteurs puissent s'exercer à trouver les formes équivalentes en anglais courant. Ces textes ont une grande fraîcheur et leur spontanéité un peu rude dégage une réelle poésie locale.

Folktales of Newfoundland (RLE Folklore)

Folktales of Newfoundland (RLE Folklore)
Author: Herbert Halpert
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 1276
Release: 2015-02-20
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1317551494

This collection of Newfoundland folk narratives, first published in 1996, grew out of extensive fieldwork in folk culture in the province. The intention was to collect as broad a spectrum of traditional material as possible, and Folktales of Newfoundland is notable not only for the number and quality of its narratives, but also for the format in which they are presented. A special transcription system conveys to the reader the accents and rhythms of each performance, and the endnote to each tale features an analysis of the narrator’s language. In addition, Newfoundland has preserved many aspects of English and Irish folk tradition, some of which are no longer active in the countries of their origin. Working from the premise that traditions virtually unknown in England might still survive in active form in Newfoundland, the researchers set out to discover if this was in fact the case.

Folktales of Newfoundland Pbdirect

Folktales of Newfoundland Pbdirect
Author: J.D.A. Widdowson
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 878
Release: 2015-02-20
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1317551486

This collection of Newfoundland folk narratives, first published in 1996, grew out of extensive fieldwork in folk culture in the province. The intention was to collect as broad a spectrum of traditional material as possible, and Folktales of Newfoundland is notable not only for the number and quality of its narratives, but also for the format in which they are presented. A special transcription system conveys to the reader the accents and rhythms of each performance, and the endnote to each tale features an analysis of the narrator’s language. In addition, Newfoundland has preserved many aspects of English and Irish folk tradition, some of which are no longer active in the countries of their origin. Working from the premise that traditions virtually unknown in England might still survive in active form in Newfoundland, the researchers set out to discover if this was in fact the case.

Studies in Newfoundland Folklore

Studies in Newfoundland Folklore
Author: Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore
Publisher: St. John's, Nfld. : Breakwater for the Department of folklore, Memorial University of Newfoundland
Total Pages: 344
Release: 1991
Genre: Social Science
ISBN:

Spirited Away

Spirited Away
Author: Tom Dawe
Publisher: Running the Goat
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2019-04-27
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781927917220

These literary renderings of stories and anecdotes that author Tom Dawe has collected from across Newfoundland offer an accessible and engaging introduction to one of the Newfoundland and Labrador's most powerful and peculiar folk traditions.

Fables, Fairies & Folklore of Newfoundland

Fables, Fairies & Folklore of Newfoundland
Author: Alice Lannon
Publisher: St. John's, Nfld. : Jesperson
Total Pages: 116
Release: 1991
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

This is a chronicle of the magical side of The Rock, told in vivid prose that will engage the attentions of readers both young and old. Fables, Fairies & Folklore of Newfoundland includes tales such as Big Black Bull of Hollow Tree, The Harbour Grace Prophecy, The Thing From the Sea and The Fairy Captive.

Haunted Ground

Haunted Ground
Author: Dale Jarvis
Publisher:
Total Pages: 226
Release: 2017-09-18
Genre:
ISBN: 9781771176224

Ghost stories are found in every corner of Newfoundland and Labrador, and no one knows them better than storyteller and folklorist Dale Jarvis. In this collection of ghostly tales, Jarvis introduces you to old legends, including spectral Viking longships, encounters with ghostly ferrymen, and strange voices on the trapline, while exploring classic elements of local folklore such as tokens and premonitions, bad weather lights, and the Old Hag herself. In addition to historical tales, you will also come face to face with some of the province's eeriest urban legends, from the mysterious Red Eyes of Glovertown, to the chilling west coast Webber, to the Phantom Drummer of Conception Bay North. With leaping witches, dancing devils, phantom locomotives, and even a ghostly kitten or two, there is no mistaking that you are exploring truly haunted ground. Welcome to Newfoundland and Labrador--a place so steeped in history and tradition that some inhabitants never, ever, want to leave.