Kamala : feminist folktales from around the world

Format:

Book

Title:

Kamala : feminist folktales from around the world

ISBN:

9781558619401

Edition:

First Feminist Press edition.

Publication:

New York, NY : FP, Feminist Press at the City University of New York, 2016.

Physical Description:

xxix, 154 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.

Series title(s):

Feminist folktales from around the world ;

Number in series:

V. 2.

Contents:

Kamala and the seven thieves -- The young head of the family -- The legend of Knockmany -- Kupti and Imani -- The lute player -- The shepherd of Myddvai and the lake maiden -- The search for the magic lake -- The squire's bride -- The stars in the sky -- Bucca Dhu and Bucca Gwidden -- The enchanted buck -- Mastermaid.

Summary:

"In this second volume of reissued classic folktales, a Punjabi woman outwits seven ruthless thieves, an Incan girl restores harmony to the empire, and a mischievous Norwegian lass thwarts her entitled landowner. Spanning several centuries and continents, the stories in Kamala recall how it's the dazzling courage, cleverness, and power of women that hold our world together. Ethel Johnston Phelps (1914-1984) held a master's degree in Medieval Literature, co-edited a Ricardian journal, and published several articles on fifteenth-century subjects. She compiled two anthologies of feminist folk tales from around the world, Tatterhood and The Maid of the North"-- Provided by publisher.

"In this second volume of reissued classic folktales, a Punjabi woman outwits seven thieves, an Incan girl brings peace to the empire, and a Norwegian girl tricks her landowner. Spanning centuries and continents, the stories in Kamala recall how the courage, cleverness, and power of women hold our world together"-- Provided by publisher.

Subject(s):

Tales -- Cross-cultural studies.

Women -- Folklore.

Heroines in literature.

Feminism and literature.

Genre:

Cross-cultural studies.

Folklore.

Added Author:

Phelps, Ethel Johnston

Holds:

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Summary

In this second volume of reissued classic folktales, a Punjabi woman outwits seven ruthless thieves, an Incan girl restores harmony to the empire, and a mischievous Norwegian lass thwarts her entitled landowner. Spanning several centuries and continents, the stories in Kamala recall how it's the dazzling courage, cleverness, and power of women that hold our world together.

Author Notes

Ethel Johnston Phelps (1914-1984) held a master's degree in Medieval Literature, co-edited a Ricardian journal, and published several articles on fifteenth-century subjects. She compiled two anthologies of feminist folk tales from around the world, Tatterhood and The Maid of the North .

Suki Boynton is an artist, illustrator, and the senior graphic designer at the Feminist Press. She is a graduate of Connecticut College with a BA in art history and has a degree in graphic design from the Art Institute of Charleston, SC. She currently lives in Newark, NJ.

Kate Schatz is the New York Times bestselling author of Rad American Women A-Z , a children's book (for everyone) published by City Lights Books. Her book of fiction, Rid of Me: A Story , was published in 2006 as part of the acclaimed 33 1/3 series.