Tales with a Texas Twist

出版者:Globe Pequot Pr

作者:Ingham, Donna/ Hoffman, Paul G. (ILT)

页数:148

出版时间:2005-10

价格:$ 14.63

装帧:Pap

isbn号码:9780762738991

Storytelling is both an art form and a means of passing on significant elements of a culture--the history, the traditions, the humor, the pathos. It is a way of entertaining and being entertained. With this compilation of Texas--and Texanized--favorite myths and legends, award-winning tale teller Donna Ingham applies her own unmistakable voice to traverse her home state through such stories as: "The Coming of the Bluebonnet"--an oft-collected Commanche myth about love and sacrifice and the origin of the Texas state flower"The Story Behind the Story"--about two early cattlemen and the basis for an episode in Larry McMurtry's "Lonesome Dove""The Life and Times of Pecos Bill"--a selection of tales about this legendary folk hero"Diamond Bill"--about an east Texas rattlesnake who fought in the Civil War"Cupid Was a Mama's Boy"--a Texanized classic Greek myth And much more