What Is a Legend?

What Is a Legend?
Author :
Publisher : Britannica Educational Publishing
Total Pages : 34
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781622752065
ISBN-13 : 1622752066
Rating : 4/5 (066 Downloads)

Book Synopsis What Is a Legend? by : Robyn Hardyman

Download or read book What Is a Legend? written by Robyn Hardyman and published by Britannica Educational Publishing. This book was released on 2014-01-01 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Legends are riveting tales that are based on real events, but exaggerated so that they are not completely true. In this book, readers will learn the most important aspects of what defines a legend, as well as how to tell fact from fiction in these semi-historical tales. Famous legends, such as those of Robin Hood and El Dorado, are presented in abridged versions that help anybody identify what various legends have in common and what is unique to the culture where the tale originated. Well-known classics are paired up with legends from various other cultures, including the Native American tribes of the Americas, encouraging readers to open their minds to stories from all around the globe.


What Is a Legend? Related Books

What Is a Legend?
Language: en
Pages: 34
Authors: Robyn Hardyman
Categories: Juvenile Nonfiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-01-01 - Publisher: Britannica Educational Publishing

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Legends are riveting tales that are based on real events, but exaggerated so that they are not completely true. In this book, readers will learn the most import
American Folk Legend
Language: en
Pages: 248
Authors: Wayland D. Hand
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2023-11-10 - Publisher: Univ of California Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest m
The Life of Buddha as Legend and History
Language: en
Pages: 340
Authors: Edward Joseph Thomas
Categories: Philosophy
Type: BOOK - Published: 2000-01-01 - Publisher: Courier Corporation

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This scholarly work offers a fascinating examination of the lore surrounding the life of Buddha. From his ancestry, birth, and youth to his final days, it chron
North Carolina Myths and Legends
Language: en
Pages: 209
Authors: Sara Pitzer
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-10-01 - Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

North CarolinaMyths and Legends explores unusual phenomena, strange events, and mysteries in North Carolina’s history. Each episode included in the book is a
Legend and Belief
Language: en
Pages: 520
Authors: Linda Dégh
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2001-11-14 - Publisher: Indiana University Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Industrial advancement has not changed the basic fragility of human life, and the commercialization and consumer orientation of the mass media has actually help