Folk-lore and Legends: Oriental

About this film

LibriVox recording of Folk-lore and Legends: Oriental by Charles John Tibbits. Read in English by Larry Wilson; Farnood; Annyiee Hill; MaryAnn; DrPGould; Marta A; cjedkins; Pinchcliff The East is rich in Folklore, and the lorist is not troubled to discover material, but to select only that which it is best worth his while to preserve. The conditions under which the people live are most favourable to the preservation of the ancient legends, and the cultivation of the powers of narration fits the Oriental to present his stories in a more polished style than is usual in the Western countries. The reader of these tales will observe many points of similarity between them and the popular fictions of the West—similarity of thought and incident—and nothing, perhaps, speaks more eloquently the universal brotherhood of man than this oneness of folk-fiction. At the same time, the Tales of the East are unique, lighted up as they are by a gorgeous extravagance of imagination which never fails to attract and delight. - Summary by Charles John Tibbits For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the…

Directors & creators

Charles John Tibbits

Subjects

librivox; audiobooks;fairy tales; Legend; folklore; oriental; cultural

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