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Dictionary of English folklore.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Simpson, Jacqueline.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Folklore--England--Dictionaries.
- Folklore.
- England--Social life and customs--Dictionaries.
- England.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1175 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, UK, 2000.
- Oxford University Press [2000]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Containing 1,250 entries, from dragons to Mother Goose, May Day to Michaelmas, this new reference work is an absorbing and entertaining guide to English folklore. Aimed at a broad general readership, the dictionary provides an authoritative reference source on such legendary characters as Cinderella, Jack the Giant Killer, and Robin Hood, and gives entertaining and informative explanations of a wide range of subjects in folklore, from nosebleedsand wishbones to cats and hot cross buns. - ;Are there any legends about cats? Is Cinderella an English story? What is (or was) a Mumming Play? The sub
- Contents:
- ""Cover Page""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Introduction""; ""Abbreviations""; ""List of Plates""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""X""; ""Y""; ""Bibliography""
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- ISBN:
- 1-280-37482-9
- 9786610374823
- 0-19-157852-5
- 0-585-48628-X
- OCLC:
- 53284004
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