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Overview
Hamilton.
The work collects a range of stories from tall tales like "Some Dog" and "Otis
Ayres Had a Dog," to true stories such as "Storm walker" and "Jeff Rides the
Rides." Hamilton will annotate the stories where possible with information on sources, location, variants, and other details. Hamilton has painstakingly transcribed each story as she tells it herself, concluding each with notes on the genesis as well how the story evolved over time in response to audience reaction.
For example, in the story "The Gingerbread Boy," in which a girl exacts revenge on an evil stepmother by eating a magical gingerbread cookie, Hamilton includes information from folklorist Leonard Roberts' original head notes, details which early version influenced her own telling, and notes how audiences react at certain points in the story. Although the stories can and will be enjoyed for their own merits, it is this commentary that will make the work a unique and valuable resource for scholars and professional storytellers.
Kentucky Storytelling will join the Press's established list in regional folklore,
adding Mary Hamilton's name to the list of giants in Appalachian and Kentucky storytelling that includes Ruth Ann Musick, Leonard Roberts, and William
Lynwood Montell. The work will find an enthusiastic audience among lay readers as well as scholars and professionals with an interest in the art and craft of storytelling.
Mary Hamilton, a professional storyteller since 1983, frequently performs at local, regional, and national storytelling festivals and conducts workshops throughout Kentucky on behalf of the Kentucky Arts Council. In 2009 she received the Circle of Excellence Oracle Award from the National Storytelling
Network.
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780813136004 |
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Publisher: | University Press of Kentucky |
Publication date: | 06/29/2012 |
Pages: | 232 |
Sales rank: | 790,516 |
Product dimensions: | 6.10(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.00(d) |
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Table of Contents
Introduction 1
Haunts, Frights, and Creepy Tales
Introduction 11
Stormwalker 13
Promises to Keep 19
The Gingerbread Boy 27
Little Ripen Pear 36
Flannel Mouth 45
The Blue Light 52
The Open Grave 59
Tall Tales and Outright Lees
Introduction 63
Daniel Boone on the Hunt 65
Farmer Brown's Crop 67
Hunting Alone 70
Otis Ayers Had a Dog-Two Stories 73
Some Dog 76
More Kentucky Folktales
Introduction 93
The Enormous Bear 95
The Farmer's Smart Daughter 106
The Fortune Teller 113
The Princess Who Could Not Cry 117
Rawhead and Bloody Bones 122
Beyond Kentucky Folktales
Introduction 131
Kate Crackernuts 133
The King and His Advisor 151
Rabbit and the Alligators 157
Family Tales and Personal Narratives
Introduction 165
A Place to Start 167
Jeff Rides the Rides 169
Jump Rope Kingdom 173
Mary Helen's Fiancé 180
This Is the Story… 186
Permissions and Acknowledgments 189
Notes 191
Bibliography 211
Index 217