The social importance of personal narratives, family saga, and communal legends are well-established in ethnographic and folkloristic literature, but their value for individual self-knowledge is less
Folklore Recycled starts from the proposition that folklore--usually thought of in its historical social context as "oral tradition"--is easily appropriated and recycled into other contexts. That is,
De Caro, a retired professor of English at Louisiana State U., presents a collection of 296 American folktales and legends organized by theme, including Native American and Native Hawaiian stories. Th
"He struck a match to look at his watch. In the flare of the light they saw a young woman just at Pitot's elbow -- a young woman dressed all in black, with pale gold hair, and a baby sleeping on her s
"After Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans and the surrounding region in 2005, the city debated whether to press on with Mardi Gras or cancel the parades. Ultimately, they decided to proceed. New
