02542cam a22003253u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000340011324501340014726400510028130000470033233600260037933700260040533800360043150000310046750802740049852012030077253400450197565300320202065300350205265300690208785600430215699900170219950838UtSlPG20260610134152.0mcr n260607r2016||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7afr2iso639-1 4aPQ1 aCosquin, Emmanuel,d1841-191910aContes populaires de Lorraine, comparés avec les contes des autres provinces de France et des pays étrangers, volume 2 (of 2) 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2016  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2016-01-03  aProduced by Laurent Vogel, Chuck Greif, Eleni Christofaki
and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at
http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images
generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale
de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr)  a"Contes populaires de Lorraine" by Emmanuel Cosquin is a collection of folk tales written in the late 19th century. The work offers a comparative study of traditional stories from the Lorraine region, contrasting them with tales from other provinces of France and various foreign countries, while also providing an essay on the origins and spread of European folk tales. Through these narratives, readers are invited to explore the cultural richness and thematic diversity of folklore.  The opening of the work presents a tale titled "L'Homme de Fer" (The Iron Man), which follows the misadventures of a drunken old soldier named La Ramée. After unintentionally killing his colonel, he escapes to England, where he encounters a mysterious old woman who hints at treasure hidden in a castle guarded by various beasts. Encouraged by her, La Ramée ventures into the castle, retrieves a magical candle from the Iron Man, and subsequently discovers he can summon riches. The story unfolds as he navigates his desires and the consequences of his newfound power, foreshadowing themes of fortune and trickery that likely resonate throughout the collection. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aTales -- France -- Lorraine  aFolklore -- France -- Lorraine  aFolk literature, French -- France -- Lorraine -- Themes, motives40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/50838  c91676d91676