- Publisher: History Press
- Year: 2022
- Format: Hardback
- Pages: 176pp
- Illustrated: Yes
- Dimensions: 204x138mm
- Condition: New
- Weight: 0.3kg
- ISBN: 9780750998710
- Product code: 539688
Fools and Wise Men
Folk Tales of Wisdom
Mike O'Connor New Hardback Illustrated
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Handed down from generation to generation, folk tales clothe hard-won wisdom about life and death, temptation and danger in memorable narratives that often feature elves, fairies, talking animals and mysterious woods. Drawing on English, Welsh, Scottish and Cornish oral traditions, these modernized retellings include ‘The Babes in the Wood’, ‘The Ant and the Dove’, ‘The Three Bears’, ‘Canute and the Tide’, ‘The Three Wishes’ and ‘Jack o’Lantern’.
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Before schooling was widely available, for most people the classroom was at the fireside, the field and the country lane, where the bards told their tales.
Many such folk tales exist to convey life-lessons in an entertaining way. These stories are not the pontifications of ancient philosophers: they are the gleanings of countless storytellers, everyday men and women with hard-won life experiences and pockets full of folklore. The tales reflect the times and places of their origin, but have been handed down from generation to generation, evolving to meet changing times. Some are amusing; some are thought-provoking; all have been polished and honed for so long that their message slips, almost imperceptibly, into the mind.
Fools and Wise Men retells these stories for new generations - repaying our debts to the bards of old.
Many such folk tales exist to convey life-lessons in an entertaining way. These stories are not the pontifications of ancient philosophers: they are the gleanings of countless storytellers, everyday men and women with hard-won life experiences and pockets full of folklore. The tales reflect the times and places of their origin, but have been handed down from generation to generation, evolving to meet changing times. Some are amusing; some are thought-provoking; all have been polished and honed for so long that their message slips, almost imperceptibly, into the mind.
Fools and Wise Men retells these stories for new generations - repaying our debts to the bards of old.
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Handed down from generation to generation, folk tales clothe hard-won wisdom about life and death, temptation and danger in memorable narratives that often feature elves, fairies, talking animals and mysterious woods. Drawing on English, Welsh, Scottish and Cornish oral traditions, these modernized retellings include ‘The Babes in the Wood’, ‘The Ant and the Dove’, ‘The Three Bears’, ‘Canute and the Tide’, ‘The Three Wishes’ and ‘Jack o’Lantern’.
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