Bibliograph

Italian folktales in America, the verbal art of an immigrant woman, Elizabeth Mathias and Richard Raspa ; foreword by Roger D. Abrahams

Type

Label

Italian folktales in America, the verbal art of an immigrant woman, Elizabeth Mathias and Richard Raspa ; foreword by Roger D. Abrahams

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-313)

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Italian folktales in America

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

17726799

Responsibility statement

Elizabeth Mathias and Richard Raspa ; foreword by Roger D. Abrahams

Series statement

Wayne State University Folklore Archive study series

Sub title

the verbal art of an immigrant woman

Summary

In 1941, while studying folklore at Wayne University with Professor Emelyn Gardner, Bruna Todesco collected from her mother, Clementina, the twenty-two märchen and legends presented in this book. Bruna, her mother, and her father, John, immigrated to America in 1930 from their native village of Faller in the Veneto region of northern Italy

Target audience

adult

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