Australian Legendary Tales
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
A landmark work in the study of Indigenous Australian oral tradition, Australian Legendary Tales presents a rich collection of folklore and mythological stories drawn from the Euahlayi people of New South Wales, as recorded by K. Langloh Parker in the late nineteenth century. Parker, who lived among the Aboriginal communities of the Darling River region, chronicles the Dreamtime narratives, animal fables, and creation stories that formed the spiritual and cultural backbone of Indigenous life. The tales are rendered with a respectful and vivid storytelling voice that preserves the wonder and moral weight of the originals, making them accessible to a wide readership while honoring their sacred roots. Scholars and general readers alike have long recognized this volume as one of the earliest and most sympathetic attempts by a non-Indigenous author to document and share Aboriginal mythology with the wider world. A foundational text in Australian folklore studies, it remains an invaluable window into a rich and ancient storytelling tradition.
Author: K. Langloh Parker
Format: Hardback
Published: 1953, Angus and Robertson
Genre: Myths & legends
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
A landmark work in the study of Indigenous Australian oral tradition, Australian Legendary Tales presents a rich collection of folklore and mythological stories drawn from the Euahlayi people of New South Wales, as recorded by K. Langloh Parker in the late nineteenth century. Parker, who lived among the Aboriginal communities of the Darling River region, chronicles the Dreamtime narratives, animal fables, and creation stories that formed the spiritual and cultural backbone of Indigenous life. The tales are rendered with a respectful and vivid storytelling voice that preserves the wonder and moral weight of the originals, making them accessible to a wide readership while honoring their sacred roots. Scholars and general readers alike have long recognized this volume as one of the earliest and most sympathetic attempts by a non-Indigenous author to document and share Aboriginal mythology with the wider world. A foundational text in Australian folklore studies, it remains an invaluable window into a rich and ancient storytelling tradition.