Louis StankéLivre Rare Book
Knapp, Mary; Herbert KnappMareMagnum
One Potato, Two Potato: The Folklore of American Children
Book shows light wear to covers. Binding is solid and square, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 274 pages with a few illustrations. Previous owner's name or sticker in front section of the book. Contents include: The transmission, distribution of children's lore, Nature of folk games, Rule-making in chasing and hiding games, How folk games blend into the daily lives of children, Presitge and power: jeers, common insults and comebacks, ambushes, scapegoats, and punishments, the battle of the sexes, jokes, riddles, performances, claping games, sex roles in performance games, Resistance, Parodies, Prejudice: blacks, Rhymes about orientals, Jewish rhymes, Polish jokes, political rhymes, Fartlore, Kissing games, Cartomancy, chartomancy, onomancy, sortilege and other methods of divination, etc.
Bookshop Pistil Books Online · Seattle, US13,44 €
