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Basque Legends - Forgotten Books
Author: Wentworth Webster

Book Description: — "The origins of both the story and the legend started with the man's desire to explain phenomena and actions that take place in the world around him. The Basque mind was rich with imagination when it came to creating different legends in response to the questions that came from observing nature and immediate surrounding... more »s. Ancient legends about spirits and pagans, monsters and subterranean animals, and especially the human or semi-human figure known by the names of Mari, Lamia, Lady, or Dame-names that are always used to identify witches in Basque legends." (Quote from dametzdesign.com)

Table of Contents:

Publisher's Preface; Introduction.; Legends Of The Tartaro; Introduction; The Tartaro.; M. D'abbadie's Version.; Variations Of 'the Tartaro'; Errua, The Madman.; Variations Of Errua.; The Three Brothers, The Cruel Master, And The Tartaro.; The Tartaro And Petit Perroquet.; The Heren-suge.--the Seven-headed Serpent.; Introduction; The Grateful Tartaro And The Heren-suge.; Variation Of 'the Grateful Tartaro And The Heren-suge'; The Seven-headed Serpent.; The Serpent In The Wood.; Animal Tales; Introduction; Acheria, The Fox.; The Ass And The Wolf.; Basa-jaun, Basa-andre, And LamiÑak.; Introduction; Basa-jauna, The Wild Man.; The Servant At The Fairy's.; The Fairy In The House.; The Pretty But Idle Girl. ; The Devil's Age.; The Fairy-queen Godmother ; Witchcraft And Sorcery.; Introduction; The Witches At The Sabbat. ; The Witches And The Idiots.; The Witch And The New-born Infant.; The Changeling.; Contes Des FÉes, (a) Tales Like The Keltic; Introduction; Malbrouk. ; The Fisherman And His Sons.; Tabakiera, The Snuff-box. ; Mahistruba, The Master Mariner.; Dragon.; Ezkabi-fidel.; Variation Of 'ezkabi-fidel'; The Lady Pigeon And Her Comb. ; Suggested Explanation Of The Above Tale (the Lady-pigeon And Her Comb).; Laur-cantons. ; The Young Schoolboy.; The Son Who Heard Voices.; The Mother And Her (idiot) Son; Or, The Clever Thief. ; Juan Dekos, The Blockhead (tontua).; Variation Of The Above. Juan De Kalais. ; The Duped Priest. ; Contes Des FÉes: (b) Derived Directly From The French; Introduction; Ass'-skin. ; Variations On 'ass'-skin'; The Step-mother And The Step-daughter.; Beauty And The Beast. ; Variation Of 'beauty And The Beast'; The Cobbler And His Three Daughters (blue Beard).; Variation On 'blue Beard'; The Singing Tree, The Bird Which Tells The Truth, And The Water That Makes Young.; Variation On 'the Singing Tree, The Bird Which Tells The Truth, And The Water That Makes Young'; The White Blackbird.; The Sister And Her Seven Brothers.; Variations Of Other French Fairy-tales.; List Of Publications Of Foreign Legends In France; Religious Tales; Introduction; Fourteen. ; Jesus Christ And The Old Soldier.; The Poor Soldier And The Rich Man.; The Widow And Her Son. ; The Story Of The Hair-cloth Shirt (la Cilice).; The Saintly Orphan Girl.; The Slandered And Despised Young Girl.; An Essay On The Basque Language,; Basque Poetry.; I.--pastorales.; ii.; Endnotes

About the Publisher:

Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, Esoteric and Mythology. www.forgottenbooks.org

Forgotten Books is about sharing information, not about making money. All books are priced at wholesale prices. We are also the only publisher we know of to print in large sans-serif font, which is proven to make the text easier to read and put less strain on your eyes.

ISBN-13: 9781605060910
ISBN-10: 1605060917
Publication Date: 11/14/2007
Pages: 417
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Publisher: Forgotten Books
Book Type: Paperback
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Nonfiction >> Social Sciences >> Folklore & Mythology

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