The harvest and the reapers : oral traditions of Kentucky / Kenneth and Mary Clarke.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Clarke, Kenneth W., author.

Clarke, Mary Washington, author.

Series:

Kentucky Bicentennial bookshelf.

Kentucky Bicentennial Bookshelf

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Folklore--Kentucky.

Folklore.

Folk literature, American--Kentucky.

Folk literature, American.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (109 p.)

Edition:

Paperback edition.

Place of Publication:

Lexington, Kentucky : The University Press of Kentucky, 2009.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

The oral tradition of Kentucky is one of the most rich and interesting in the nation and has attracted a number of outstanding men and women -- scholars and writers, teachers and singers -- who have devoted their energies to Kentucky's folk and their ways. Some have collected examples of the state's unique speech patterns and word usages. Others have recorded local place names and the legends that surround them, or the yarns and tall tales transmitted from one generation to the next. Musicians have sought the authentic mountain folk songs, both old and new, and gifted writers have woven detail

Contents:

Cover; Title; Copright; Contents; Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 Folk Images of Kentucky; 3 Kentucky Words and Brief Expressions; 4 The Yarnspinner in Kentucky; 5 Folk History and Legends; 6 Kentucky Singers; 7 Folklore in Kentucky Literature; 8 Summing Up; Published Sources; Unpublished Sources

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780813189031

0813189039

9780813150314

0813150310

OCLC:

578808110