Kentucky Folktales
Revealing Stories, Truths, and Outright Lies
by Mary Hamilton
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Pub Date Jun 29 2012 | Archive Date May 07 2013
University Press of Kentucky | The University Press of Kentucky
Description
The storytelling tradition has long been an important piece of Kentucky history and culture. Folktales, legends, tall tales, and ghost stories hold a special place in the imaginations of inventive storytellers and captive listeners. In Kentucky Folktales: Revealing Stories, Truths, and Outright Lies Kentucky storyteller Mary Hamilton narrates a range of stories with the voice and creativity only a master storyteller can evoke. Hamilton has perfected the art of entrancing an audience no matter the subject of her tales. Kentucky Folktales includes stories about Daniel Boone's ability to single-handedly kill a bear, a daughter who saves her father's land by outsmarting the king, and a girl who uses gingerbread to exact revenge on her evil stepmother, among many others. Hamilton ends each story with personal notes on important details of her storytelling craft, such as where she first heard the story, how it evolved through frequent re-tellings and reactions from audiences, and where the stories take place. Featuring tales and legends from all over the Bluegrass State, Kentucky Folktales captures the expression of Kentucky's storytelling tradition.
Advance Praise
“Mary Hamilton has given us a fascinating tour of the heart and mind of a contemporary storyteller, weaving together her tales, their sources, and the fabric of her life in which each tale has its lovingly embroidered place.”
--Joseph D. Sobol, Ph.D., author, The Storytellers’ Journey: An American Revival
"This book functions on two levels...great stories which will be fun for the casual reader…along with in depth notes showing how a contemporary storyteller…Mary Hamilton…shapes a tale for telling. Lovers of story will find a lot to delight them in this book. And Kentucky story lovers will just want to grab it and take it home with them to keep!"
---Dr. Margaret Read MacDonald, author of Ten Traditional Tellers
"This book is a goldmine. If you are looking for Kentucky stories, you will find some amazing ones here. If you want to know about how stories were collected in Kentucky, you can learn a lot here. If you want to learn more about the development and process of a brilliant storyteller, you need look no further. Mary Hamilton does Kentucky proud!"
--Elizabeth Ellis, Kentucky born storyteller
"Hamilton's book is lively, convincing, unforgettable. This is a book tellers will read again and again, so rich and vivid is its approach."
--Jo Radner, Past President, National Storytelling Network
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9780813136004 |
| PRICE | $29.95 (USD) |
| PAGES | 240 |
