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100 1 _aBusk, Rachel Harriette,
_d1831-1907
245 1 0 _aRoman Legends: A collection of the fables and folk-lore of Rome
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2015
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2015-04-23
508 _aProduced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
520 _a"Roman Legends: A collection of the fables and folk-lore of Rome" by R. H. Busk is a collection of traditional stories and folk tales from Rome, written in the late 19th century. The book captures the rich tapestry of Roman mythology and folk traditions, presenting a multitude of tales that explore themes of morality, transformation, and the supernatural. Throughout these stories, characters often grapple with magical entities and moral lessons that reflect the culture and values of the time. The opening of this collection consists of the preface, where Busk outlines his quest to uncover and document the oral traditions and folklore of modern Italy, countering the belief that contemporary Italian culture lacks its own mythology. Through a series of interviews and inquiries, he shares his experiences in gathering these stories, emphasizing the challenges of convincing narrators to share tales that they regarded as mere childish nonsense. He categorizes the collected stories into four main types: fables, ghost stories, fairy tales, and trivial anecdotes, hinting at the depth and variety of the material he presents in the full collection. This introduction sets the stage for the enchanting stories to come, inviting readers into a world where folklore and tradition intertwine. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aFolklore -- Italy -- Rome
653 _aLegends -- Italy -- Rome
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/48771
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