03820nam 2200709Ia 450 991080827770332120200520144314.00-8143-3836-4(CKB)3240000000068575(OCoLC)821902802(CaPaEBR)ebrary10715464(SSID)ssj0000775339(PQKBManifestationID)11491593(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000775339(PQKBWorkID)10733932(PQKB)11011252(MdBmJHUP)muse17604(Au-PeEL)EBL3416565(CaPaEBR)ebr10715464(MiAaPQ)EBC3416565(MiAaPQ)EBC31349338(Au-PeEL)EBL31349338(EXLCZ)99324000000006857519880307h19881985 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierItalian folktales in America the verbal art of an immigrant woman /Elizabeth Mathias and Richard Raspa ; foreword by Roger D. Abrahams1st ed.Detroit Wayne State University Press1988, c19851 online resource (xxi, 322 pages) illustrationsWayne State University Folklore Archive study seriesIncludes 22 tales as told by Clementina Todesco.0-8143-2122-4 Includes bibliographical references (p. 309-313) and indexes.Cover -- Half-title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Foreword by Roger D. Abrahams -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Part I Background -- Map of Northern Italy -- Introduction -- Context and History -- The Storyteller in Italy -- The Storyteller in America -- Part II Photographs -- Family Album -- Informants from Faller, Italy -- The Village of Faller -- Part III Tales -- Marchen -- 1. Barbarina and the Black Snake -- 2. The Cats under the Sea -- 3. The Cherry Tree and the Pumpkin Vine -- 4. The Devil Gets Tricked -- 5. The Ducks That Talked -- 6. The Forty-One Robbers -- 7. The Gourd of Blood -- 8. Margherita -- 9. The Old Magician Sabino -- 10. The Stone of Gold -- 11. The Story of Little Peter -- 12. The Three Brothers and the Fig Tree -- 13. The Twelve Doves on the Mountain of the Sun -- Legends and Religious Tales -- 14. The Bloodred Evil Elf -- 15. The Dark Men -- 16. The Good Priest and the Rich Stranger -- 17. The Monk and His Cloak -- 18. The Monk and the Mason -- 19. The Old Man Who Couldn't Die -- 20. Saint Peter Gets His Way -- 21. The Story of the Black Sheep -- 22. The Old Man and the Rosary -- Narratives of Personal Experience -- Work in Italy -- Patrizio -- Social Behavior -- Illness, Death, and Miracles -- Stepmothers -- World War I -- Immigration to America -- Tale-Telling in America -- Religion, Love, and Children -- Bruna's Difficulties in America -- Notes to the Text -- Annotations to the Tales -- Bibliography -- Index of Motifs -- Index of Tale Types -- Backcover.Wayne State University Folklore Archive study series.Italian AmericansFolkloreTalesUnited StatesTalesItalyStorytellersUnited StatesStorytellersItalyItalian American womenFolkloreItalian AmericansTalesTalesStorytellersStorytellersItalian American women398.2/08951073Mathias Elizabeth779954Raspa Richard1940-1659839Todesco Clementina1659840MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910808277703321Italian folktales in America4014679UNINA