The Watkins Book of Urban Legends by Vos, Gail De

The Watkins Book of Urban Legends

A comprehensive and entertaining collection of urban legends from around the world, with a history and analysis...
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Author: Gail De Vos
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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The Watkins Book of Urban Legends by Vos, Gail De

The Watkins Book of Urban Legends

CHF 27.92

The Watkins Book of Urban Legends

CHF 27.92
Author: Gail De Vos
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
A comprehensive and entertaining collection of urban legends from around the world, with a history and analysis of the origin of each tale, compiled by a leading authority in the field.

A rich and unique collection of folktales and urban legends from around the world. Each story comes with an accompanying brief note to provide context. Including new tales reflecting new concerns; old tales repurposed for new audiences and new ways of telling.

The collection illustrates that these stories are now alive across many new media. This is the first such popular book to bring together stories with both traditional and digital media origins and to examine how the phenomenon of social media has affected both the spread of urban legends and their very nature.

  • Features the uniquely modern manifestation of folk mythology and legend, now made ubiquitous by the internet; the conspiracy theory.
  • Includes urban legends such as: The Pickled Hand, The Babysitter, The Sandman.
  • Includes conspiracy theories such as: Wild Fires, Fifteen Minute Cities and Organ Theft.
  • 40% of the stories originate in North America, 30% in Europe, 20% in Asia, 10% in Africa and elsewhere
  • The book also shows how stories spread and change from the country of origin to become global.


Author: Gail De Vos
Publisher: Watkins Publishing
Published: 11/12/2024
Pages: 400
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.25lbs
ISBN: 9781786788559

About the Author
Gail de Vos is an associate professor at Alberta University and author of several books on folklore and storytelling. She has won the Storytelling World Award. She is a regular speaker at international folklore and storytelling conferences around the world.

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