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From: Nancy Tolson <ananse.nancy_at_gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2010 10:53:32 -0400
It seems like folktales are not as important but if you read between the lines of most modern fantasy novels you discover how there is somehow a reference to a lore, a prophesy, an old wise tale or in that fantastic world the folktale becomes a factual moment; almost like history. I believe folktales are the foundation from which modern fantasy stands. There are too many books in existence today that could not be without the beautiful shade of folktales to color it.
Nancy D. Tolson Associate Professor Early Childhood Education Department / Humanities Department Mitchell College 437 Pequot New London, CT 06320-4498 860.701.5777
Received on Mon 29 Mar 2010 10:53:32 AM CDT
Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2010 10:53:32 -0400
It seems like folktales are not as important but if you read between the lines of most modern fantasy novels you discover how there is somehow a reference to a lore, a prophesy, an old wise tale or in that fantastic world the folktale becomes a factual moment; almost like history. I believe folktales are the foundation from which modern fantasy stands. There are too many books in existence today that could not be without the beautiful shade of folktales to color it.
Nancy D. Tolson Associate Professor Early Childhood Education Department / Humanities Department Mitchell College 437 Pequot New London, CT 06320-4498 860.701.5777
Received on Mon 29 Mar 2010 10:53:32 AM CDT
