Traditional Story and Metanarratives in Children's Literature
Stephens, John
Mccallum, Robyn
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Hardcover
Edition: Series#:5; Children's Literature and Culture (Hardcover)
328 pages
Published: 1998
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Inc
ISBN / EAN: 0815312989
This study discusses a range of stories, including Bible stories, classical myths, Arthurian romances, Robin Hood lore and other stories derived from European cultures. The authors offer a general theory of what motivates the retelling of stories, and ev
