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Encyclopedia of Urban Legends: [2 volumes]
Jan Harold Brunvand
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Description for Encyclopedia of Urban Legends: [2 volumes]
Multiple-component retail product. This revised edition of the original reference standard for urban legends provides an updated anthology of common myths and stories, and presents expanded coverage of international legends and tales shared and popularized online. Num Pages: 782 pages, 50. BIC Classification: GBA; JFCA; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 61. Weight in Grams: 2064.
This revised edition of the original reference standard for urban legends provides an updated anthology of common myths and stories, and presents expanded coverage of international legends and tales shared and popularized online. From roasted babies to vanishing hitchhikers to housewives in football helmets, this exhaustive and highly readable encyclopedia provides descriptions of hundreds of individual legends and their variations, examines legend themes, and explains scholarly approaches to the genre. Revised and expanded to include updated versions of the entries from the award-winning first edition, this work provides additional entries on a wide range of new topics that include ... Read more
This revised edition of the original reference standard for urban legends provides an updated anthology of common myths and stories, and presents expanded coverage of international legends and tales shared and popularized online. From roasted babies to vanishing hitchhikers to housewives in football helmets, this exhaustive and highly readable encyclopedia provides descriptions of hundreds of individual legends and their variations, examines legend themes, and explains scholarly approaches to the genre. Revised and expanded to include updated versions of the entries from the award-winning first edition, this work provides additional entries on a wide range of new topics that include ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Number of pages
782
Condition
New
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781598847208
SKU
V9781598847208
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Ref
99-5
About Jan Harold Brunvand
Jan Harold Brunvand, PhD, is professor emeritus of English at the University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT.
Reviews for Encyclopedia of Urban Legends: [2 volumes]
As well as an interesting examination of the folkloric origins of urban legends, their sources, permutations, and distribution, this encyclopedia is also tremendous fun to browse. Fans of urban legends will enjoy reading up on the classic stories as well as gaining some insight into legends from other countries and cultures. . . . This volume would be a good ... Read more