Unsettling narratives : folklore's textual geographies / James Thurgill.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Thurgill, James, author.

Series:

Literary geography. Theory and practice

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Folklore.

folklore (culture-related concept).

Place (Philosophy) in literature.

Physical Description:

xiv, 198 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cardiff : University of Wales Press, 2026.

Summary:

"This book takes a literary geographical approach to the study of folklore, exploring the complex relationships between people, narratives, and places as they emerge through belief, storytelling, and ritual practice. Drawing on human geography, folkloristics, and literary studies, it demonstrates how folk narratives inform and shape geographical imaginings, influencing lived experiences of actual-world environments. An examination of Yanagita Kunio's TonM Monogatari, a volume of 119 folktales from the northeast of Japan, highlights the formative role folk narratives play in shaping regional identities and cultural memory. Unsettling Narratives identifies folklore as a key process through which place acquires meaning, thereby facilitating a deeper engagement with the intersections of text, space, and communal narratives. By emphasizing the spatial significance of folkloric storytelling, this book provides new methodological and theoretical pathways for literary geographers to explore the co-constitution of narrative and place across local, regional, and global scales"--Back cover.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

YBP CIP upgrade

Other Format:

ebook version :

ISBN:

9781837723638

183772363X

OCLC:

1538487739

Publisher Number:

90104532683

CIPO000337564