Clever maids, fearless Jacks, and a cat : fairy tales from a living oral tradition / edited by Anita Best, Martin Lovelace, Pauline Greenhill ; illustrated by Graham Blair. - vii, 315 pages ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Johnson and the fellow traveller told by Pius Power Sr. -- Jack and the cat told by Alice Lannon -- Jack shipped to the devil at Blackhead told by Pius Power Sr. -- The suit the colour of the clouds told by Pius Power Sr. -- Pretty raven ; The copper castle of the Lowlands told by Pius Power Sr.

"Passed on orally between generations as a community tradition, these sensitive and artful tales don't appear anywhere in print. Features ethnopoetic transcriptions from authors to give authentic accounts of "living" oral performances from the past century and to demonstrate the artistry that is possible without written word"--Provided by publisher.

9781607329190 1607329190

2019020517


Fairy tales--Newfoundland and Labrador--Specimens.
Tales--Newfoundland and Labrador--Specimens.
Folklore--History.--Newfoundland and Labrador
Oral tradition--Newfoundland and Labrador.
Spoken word poetry.

GR113.5.N54 / C55 2019