{"product_id":"folktales-of-england-9780226074948","title":"Folktales of England","description":"If wonder tales are not abundant in England, other kinds of folktales thrive: local traditions, historical legends, humorous anecdotes. Many of the favorite tales which English-speaking peoples carry with them from childhood come from a long tradition-stories as familiar to Shakespeare, Ben Jonson, Spenser, and their many contemporaries as they are to us. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"This is a fine, homely feast, immediately intelligble. . . .\"-\u003ci\u003eTimes Educational Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \". . . should be of special concern to Americans since many of the tales are parallel to or the source of our own folk stories.\"-\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"This is entertainment, to be sure, but is also part of man's attempts to comprehend his world.\"-\u003ci\u003eQuartet\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"\u003ci\u003eFolktales of England\u003c\/i\u003e is by all odds the most satisfactory general collection of folktales to come out of England since the advent of modern collection and classification techniques.\"-Ernest W. Baughman, \u003ci\u003eJournal of American Folklore\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of Chicago Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50318449672466,"sku":"9780226074948","price":37.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c8ba7bbe-05c8-44dc-ae8f-4bbbc62334f9.jpg?v=1727555557","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/folktales-of-england-9780226074948","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}