Folklore & Mythology

This handy guide will introduce students to a text that has been fundamental to literature for nearly 3000 years. It gives readers a summary of The Odyssey and examines its structure. The values and techniques of the poem are clearly outlined, as are the reasons for its longstanding appeal. more...

Price: $13.00

‘When I felt his teeth hit my bone I thought he was going to break me.’ How does it feel to be attacked by a shark or crushed in an ice crevasse? Do you wonder what it’s like to be brainwashed by a cult – or to weigh 36 stone? Can you imagine what it’s like to be shot in the head? If you think it could never happen to you, read on. These compulsively readable true-life stories tell of unexpected experiences with the extreme, the horrifying and the simply bizarre. In gripping detail, ordinary people recall how they survived the unthinkable and what they discovered in life-defining moments, revealing the strength of the human spirit to rise to the challenge of extraordinary circumstances. Michelle Hamer is a journalist based in Australia. She is married with four children – all born by Caesarian section, and she’ll happily tell anyone who’ll listen just how that feels. more...

Price: $10.99

Two works are attributed to Homer, but how these stories managed to be passed on in an age before the discovery of writing, how they evolved or even whether Homer existed are all unanswered questions. more...

Price: $4.00

An international ensemble of folklore scholars looks at varied ways in which national and ethnic groups have traditionally and creatively used imagined states of existence-some idealizations, some demonizations-in the construction of identities for themselves and for others. more...

Price: $22.95

Reveals the previously unknown scholarship of a colonial Indian folklorist. more...

Price: $52.00