Tales Until Dawn: The World of a Cape Breton Gaelic Story-Teller

Tales Until Dawn: The World of a Cape Breton Gaelic Story-Teller image
ISBN-10:

0773505598

ISBN-13:

9780773505599

Released: Jul 01, 1987
Format: Hardcover, 312 pages
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Description:

MacNeil also describes his early years in a Gaelic-speaking rural community, where story-telling is still a basic element of community life. He explains how he learned the tales and the customs and practices associated with their telling. He also introduces us to the families and individuals who were custodians of the tales. John Shaw's introduction outlines the informant's tradition and its place in the world of the European story-teller. The commentaries of MacNeil and Shaw, the tales, the games, and the other folk material offer a rich and unique perspective on the Gaelic culture generally, and as it has developed on Cape Breton Island in particular.












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