Despite the tremendous differences between cultures and ethnicities across the world, all of them have folk heroes and heroines real and imagined that have been represented in tales, legends, songs, and verse. These stories persist through time and space, over generations, even through migrations to new countries and languages. This encyclopedia is a one-stop source for broad coverage of the world's folk hero tales.
Geared toward high school and early college readers, the book opens with an overview of folk heroes and heroines that provides invaluable context and then presents...
Despite the tremendous differences between cultures and ethnicities across the world, all of them have folk heroes and heroines real and imagined t...
