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Icelandic-Canadian memory lore / Magnus Einarsson.
- Title
- Icelandic-Canadian memory lore / Magnus Einarsson.
- Author
- Magnús Einarsson
- Publication
- Hull, Quebec : Canadian Museum of Civilization, c1992.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Request in advance | L.SOC.23.55.6.6.3 (64) | Off-site |
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- Summary
- A selection of 332 examples of Icelandic traditional poetry and other bound language contains children's rhymes, rigmaroles, riddles, lullabies and prayer verses, as well as adult lore such as dance and drinking songs, religious and humorous poems plus proverbs and syayings.
- Series Statement
- Canadian Centre for Folk Culture Studies Paper, 0316-1897 ; no. 64
- Mercury series, 0316-1854
- Uniform Title
- Mercury series
- Paper (Canadian Centre for Folk Culture Studies) no. 64
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Folklore
- Note
- Includes an abstract in French.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Abstract -- Rhymes About Familiar Animals and Pets (1-12) -- Rigmaroles (13-30) -- Nonsense Rhymes (31-48) -- Riddles (49-82) -- Game Verses (83-86) -- Rhymes About Gryla and Other Scary Figures (87-99) -- Lullabies and Soothers (100-105) -- Prayer Verses (106-112) -- Drinking Songs (113-119) -- Dances and Reels (120-130) -- Humour and Satire (131-135) -- Narrative Poems (136-140) -- Mock Narratives (141-142) -- Proverbs and Sayings (143-332) -- Music Transcriptions / Carmelle Begin.
- ISBN
- 0660140047
- LCCN
- cn^92099691^
- OCLC
- 34244255
- SCSB-10389048
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library