Hungarian Folktales by J Jackson

Hungarian Folktales by J Jackson

Hungarian culture shares elements from West and East, with a rich tradition of folk beliefs and folktales that have been passed down through the generations. This delightful collection gathers together tales of fairy folk, adventure and adversity, fables and lessons, magical creatures and transformations.

Boglárka Klitsie-Szabad (Introduction) is a Hungarian ethnographer and storyteller. In 2019 Boglárka was awarded the Young Master of Folk Arts state prize and in the same year she won the Prima Junior prize in the category of Folk Art and Public Education for her activities in the field of storytelling and achievements for teaching this traditional art. In her book Seven Years and Seven Blinks of an Eye: The Tales of Vilmos Csipkés and Other Storytellers from Arló she introduced the traditional art of a Hungarian Roma storyteller. It was published in Hungarian, in 2022, and co-authored by Norbert Varga.

Jake Jackson is General Editor of The World's Greatest Myths and Legends series, with titles including Myths of Babylon, Indian Myths, Egyptian Myths, Norse Myths and Polynesian Island Myths. He is editor of Myths & Legends and foreword writer for Celtic Myths & Tales. Other related work includes articles on the Philosophy of Time, 'Macbeth, A Gothic Chaos' and William Blake's use of mythology in his visionary literature.

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ISBN 13	9781804175811
ISBN 10	1804175811
Title	Hungarian Folktales
Author	J Jackson
Series	The World's Greatest Myths And Legends
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Flame Tree Publishing
Year published	2023-07-18
Number of pages	256
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