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Foxfire Story: Oral Tradition in Southern Appalachia

Foxfire Story: Oral Tradition in Southern Appalachia

Foxfire Fund Inc

Paperback

Mythology & FolkloreGeneral SociologyRegional: South

Publisher Price: $23.00

ISBN10: 0525436316
ISBN13: 9780525436317
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Published: Apr 28 2020
Pages: 336
Weight: 0.90
Height: 0.60 Width: 5.90 Depth: 9.10
Language: English
Since 1972, the Foxfire books have preserved and celebrated the culture of Southern Appalachia for countless readers all around the world. In Foxfire Story, folklorist (and Foxfire director) T.J. Smith collects some of his favorite stories from the archives to illuminate the oral traditions that have been part of the culture of the mountains for centuries.

Here are instances of mountain speech, proverbs and sayings, legends, folktales, anecdotes, songs, and pranks and jests, along with ghost tales and accounts of folk belief, as well as stories from half a dozen of the region's finest storytellers. Through these examples, Smith examines the role storytelling plays in the Southern Appalachian community, identifying the rich traditions that can be found in the region and exploring how they convey a sense of place--and of identity.

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