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Title: Russian Folk-Tales

Note: Reading ease score: 87.9 (6th grade). Easy to read.

Credits: Produced by Richard Tonsing, MFR, and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at https: //www.pgdp.net (This file was
produced from images generously made available by The
Internet Archive/American Libraries.)

Summary: "Russian Folk-Tales" by A. N. Afanas'ev is a collection of traditional Russian folk stories compiled during the mid-19th century. The tales gather a variety of narratives that reflect the cultural essence of Russian folklore, illustrating themes of good vs. evil, magic, and morality through the lives of both extraordinary and ordinary characters. The opening portion of the collection introduces the context of these folk-tales, detailing the collection process by early folklorists who transcribed stories from the oral traditions of the Russian peasantry. The introduction emphasizes the rich legacy of storytelling in Russia, contrasting the simple yet profound nature of these tales with those of other cultures like German fairy tales. Several stories, like “The Dun Cow” and “The Tale of the Dead,” are presented in brief snippets, showcasing characters such as a princess, her stepmother, and a clever peasant who revives the dead. Through these enchanting yet raw narratives, readers are invited into a world where reality mingles with the supernatural, echoing life’s unpredictability and moral lessons from the perspective of Russian culture. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Afanas'ev, A. N. (Aleksandr Nikolaevich), 1826-1871

Translator: Magnus, Leonard A. (Leonard Arthur), 1879-1924

EBook No.: 62509

Published: Jun 28, 2020

Downloads: 460

Language: English

Subject: Folklore -- Russia

LoCC: Geography, Anthropology, Recreation: Folklore

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

This edition has images.

Title: Russian Folk-Tales

Note: Reading ease score: 87.9 (6th grade). Easy to read.

Credits: Produced by Richard Tonsing, MFR, and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at https: //www.pgdp.net (This file was
produced from images generously made available by The
Internet Archive/American Libraries.)

Summary: "Russian Folk-Tales" by A. N. Afanas'ev is a collection of traditional Russian folk stories compiled during the mid-19th century. The tales gather a variety of narratives that reflect the cultural essence of Russian folklore, illustrating themes of good vs. evil, magic, and morality through the lives of both extraordinary and ordinary characters. The opening portion of the collection introduces the context of these folk-tales, detailing the collection process by early folklorists who transcribed stories from the oral traditions of the Russian peasantry. The introduction emphasizes the rich legacy of storytelling in Russia, contrasting the simple yet profound nature of these tales with those of other cultures like German fairy tales. Several stories, like “The Dun Cow” and “The Tale of the Dead,” are presented in brief snippets, showcasing characters such as a princess, her stepmother, and a clever peasant who revives the dead. Through these enchanting yet raw narratives, readers are invited into a world where reality mingles with the supernatural, echoing life’s unpredictability and moral lessons from the perspective of Russian culture. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Afanas'ev, A. N. (Aleksandr Nikolaevich), 1826-1871

Translator: Magnus, Leonard A. (Leonard Arthur), 1879-1924

EBook No.: 62509

Published: Jun 28, 2020

Downloads: 460

Language: English

Subject: Folklore -- Russia

LoCC: Geography, Anthropology, Recreation: Folklore

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.