Tales Literature Folklore
Tales Literature Folklore
Folktales are prose narratives, often transmitted orally and used as cultural entertainment or as a way of passing on traditions. The principal kinds of folktales are fairy tales or wonder tales (Märchen), which are fictitious, legends, which are allegedly true, and myths, which are concerned with the sacred.
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Folklore and Mythology Electronic Texts - Vast collection of folktales, myths, legends, and texts pertaining to folklore, arranged by title and theme, with a focus on northern and western Europe.
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Trivial Page of Myths - Myths, legends, and folk tales from all over the world, excerpted by Sylvia Volk.
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Fables Collection - Collection of fables of Aesop and others, as well as Philippine and other East Asian folktales; includes section in Tagalog.
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Fables and Fairy Tales - A classic collection of fairy tales, fables, and poems from 1909.
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MSN Learning & Research: Folktales - Encarta Encyclopedia definition, overview, and links.
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Fairy Stories and Fables - By James Baldwin (1841-1925), e-text from the Baldwin Project.
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Motif Index of Folk Literature - Explanation of what a motif index is and what it does, with bibliography.
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Celtic Twilight - Online texts of Irish myths and legends, the legends of Camelot and Charlemagne, and the Anglo-Saxon chronicles, with links.
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The Endicott Studio Bulletin Board - Essays, stories, and musings on folklore as well as modern magical fiction.
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Folktales - Infoplease.com short overview
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A Bibliography of Feminist Folktales - A bibliography of feminist folktales.
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