Literature: Folklore, Mythology & Fairy Tales
Online Video
Recommended Websites
Aesop's Fables Online contains searchable and browsable versions of Aesop's Fables in various languages.
American Folklore contains "retellings of American folktales, Native American myths and legends, Tall Tales, weather folklore and ghost stories from each and every one of the 50 United States." Indexed by state, characters, region, ethnicity, tall tales, historical period.
Bullfinches Mythology: This online version is divided into the Age of Fable, or Stories of Gods and Heroes the Age of Chivalry, or Legends of King Arthur Legends of Charlemagne, or Romance of the Middle Ages.
Recommended Titles
Archetypes and Motifs in Folklore and Literature by ISBN: 0765612607Publication Date: 2004A presentation and discussion of the most basic thematic elements universally found in folklore and literature. The reference provides a detailed analysis of the most common archetypes or motifs found in the folklore of selected communities around the world.
The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Folktales and Fairy Tales by Call Number: eBook -- read it onlineISBN: 9780313049477Publication Date: 2007Provides entries on themes and motifs, individuals, characters and character types, national traditions, and genres of folk and fairy tales from around the world.
National Geographic Essential Visual History of World Mythology by Call Number: 201.3 N38 2008 in Southeast LibraryISBN: 9781426203732Publication Date: 2008The innovative format -- with timelines, sidebars, and self-contained interactive spreads -- gives readers a variety of entry points depending on their interest level.
The Power of Myth
In this series produced for PBS and available through the PCC Libraries, Bill Moyers and mythology expert Joseph Campbell discuss the themes and roots of human myth which is seen as man's attempt to relate himself to the universe.
