The Bear and His Sons: Masculinity in Spanish and Mexican Folktales

by James M Taggart

Overview

How two men tell common Hispanic folktales, and how their stories present different ways of being a man in their respective cultures.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780292781450
Publisher:	University of Texas Press
Publication date:	06/01/1997
Series:	Music; 14
Edition description:	Univ of Texas PR ed.
Pages:	356
Sales rank:	1,234,580
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

James M. Taggart is Lewis Audenreid Professor of History and Archaeology at Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Table of Contents

• Preface
• 1. Introduction
• 2. “The Bear’s Son” in Spain
• 3. “The Bear’s Son” in Mexico
• 4. Tricksters in Spain
• 5. Tricksters in Mexico
• 6. “Blood Brothers”
• 7. “The Two Travelers”
• 8. Florencio’s “Blancaflor”
• 9. Nacho’s “Blancaflor”
• 10. “Orpheus”
• 11. Conclusions
• Appendix: “The Bear’s Son” in Spanish and Nahuat
• Notes
• References
• Index

What People are Saying About This

Alan Dundes

This is a bold and brilliant example of controlled cultural comparison... a major contribution.
— Alan Dundes, Professor of Anthropology and Folklore, University of California, Berkeley