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The devotional poems of Annamaya (15th century) are perhaps the most accessible and universal achievement of classical Telugu literature, one of the major literatures of pre-modern India. This book offers translations of 150 of Annamaya's poems, which are readable as poetry in their own right.

Literature and folklore --- Poetry. --- Poems --- Poetry --- Verses (Poetry) --- Literature --- Folklore and literature --- Literature and folk-lore --- Folklore --- Philosophy

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Literature and folklore. --- Postmodernism (Literature) --- Tales --- Fiction --- Literary movements --- Literature, Modern --- Folklore and literature --- Literature and folk-lore --- Folklore --- History and criticism. --- Postmodernism (Literature).

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Conceived as a companion volume to the well-received Simple Forms: Essays on Medieval English Popular Literature(2015), Make We Merry More and Less is a comprehensive anthology of popular medieval literature from the twelfth century onwards. Uniquely, the book is divided by genre, allowing readers to make connections between texts usually presented individually. This anthology offers a fruitful exploration of the boundary between literary and popular culture, and showcases an impressive breadth of literature, including songs, drama, and ballads. Familiar texts such as the visions of Margery Kempe and the Paston family letters are featured alongside lesser-known works, often oral. This striking diversity extends to the language: the anthology includes Scottish literature and original translations of Latin and French texts. The illuminating introduction offers essential information that will enhance the reader’s enjoyment of the chosen texts. Each of the chapters is accompanied by a clear summary explaining the particular delights of the literature selected and the rationale behind the choices made. An invaluable resource to gain an in-depth understanding of the culture of the period, this is essential reading for any student or scholar of medieval English literature, and for anyone interested in folklore or popular material of the time.

English literature --- Popular literature --- Literature and folklore --- Renaissance --- Folk literature, English --- English folk literature --- Folklore and literature --- Literature and folk-lore --- Folklore --- History and criticism. --- Essays on Medieval English Popular Literature --- anthology --- popular medieval literature --- twelfth century --- literary and popular culture --- songs --- drama --- ballads --- Douglas Gray --- Jane Bliss

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This study of literary themes, linguistic practice and cultural traditions analyzes the oral traditions of Indo-Portugese creole verse, as a synthesis from European, African and Asian sources. This musical, dramatic and textual syncretism defines tradition within the group and maintains the identity of the creole community. References are primarily to Indian and Sri Lankan materials collected in the late nineteenth century and to data in the H. Nevill collection, an extensive manuscript of Sri Lankan Creole texts from the 1870s or 1880s, housed in the British Museum. The importance of these texts is linguistic, anthropological and sociological. They are persistent in their ability to give definition to creole culture, surviving in South Asia from the seventeenth century to the present.

Creole poetry, Portuguese --- Folk poetry, Portuguese --- Literature and folklore --- Creole dialects, Portuguese --- Portuguese Creole languages --- Folklore and literature --- Literature and folk-lore --- Folklore --- Portuguese folk poetry --- Portuguese poetry --- Portuguese Creole poetry --- History and criticism. --- Langues créoles (portugaises) --- Poésie créole (portugaise) --- Poésie populaire portugaise --- Littérature et folklore --- History and criticism --- Histoire et critique

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Recent decades have witnessed a renaissance of interest in the fairy tale, not least among writers of fiction. In Contemporary Fiction and the Fairy Tale, editor Stephen Benson argues that fairy tales are one of the key influences on fiction of the past thirty years and also continue to shape literary trends in the present. Contributors detail the use of fairy tales both as inspiration and blueprint and explore the results of juxtaposing fairy tales and contemporary fiction. At the heart of this collection, seven leading scholars focus on authors whose work is heavily informed and transformed by fairy tales: Robert Coover, A. S. Byatt, Margaret Atwood, Angela Carter, and Salman Rushdie. In addition to investigating the work of this so-called fairy-tale generation, Contemporary Fiction and the Fairy Tale provides a survey of the body of theoretical writing surrounding these authors, both from within literary studies and from fairy-tale studies itself. Contributors present an overview of critical positions, considered here in relation to the work of Jeanette Winterson and of Nalo Hopkinson, suggesting further avenues for research. Contemporary Fiction and the Fairy Tale offers the first detailed and comprehensive account of the key authors working in this emerging genre. Students and teachers of fiction, folklore, and fairy-tale studies will appreciate this insightful volume.

Literary form --- Intertextuality. --- Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) --- Fairy tales in literature. --- Literature and folklore --- English fiction --- Criticism --- Semiotics --- Artistic impact --- Artistic influence --- Impact (Literary, artistic, etc.) --- Literary impact --- Literary influence --- Literary tradition --- Tradition (Literature) --- Art --- Influence (Psychology) --- Literature --- Intermediality --- Intertextuality --- Originality in literature --- Folklore and literature --- Literature and folk-lore --- Folklore --- History --- History and criticism --- Theory, etc. --- Contes anglais --- Littérature anglaise --- Histoire et critique --- 20e siècle