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225) Rebel folklore: empowering tales of spirits, witches and other misfits from Anansi to Baba Yaga
Author
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Meet 50 fascinating folktale characters and discover how these flawed heroes and relatable villains of ancient stories remain relevant today. Rebel Folklore gathers 50 fascinating folktale characters from around the world (showing readers why we should care about the rebels and misfits of ancient stories. Folktales were humble stories, passed down generations by those on the fringes of society- women, peasants, outcast groups. Across the world, these...
226) Stagolee shot Billy
Author
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
"This story was never meant to by sandwiched between the covers of a book, as neat lines of prose. In 1895 a man called "Stag" Lee Shelton shot a man called Billy Lyons in a St. Louis bar. A black-on-black crime that scarcely made headlines. But this story, turned into a song, is one that black Americans have never tired of repeating and reliving. This tale of dignity and death, violence and sex, has been given countless forms by artists ranging from...
