Icelandic-Canadian memory lore /

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Imprint:Hull, Quebec : Canadian Museum of Civilization, c1992.
Description:viii, 360 p. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
Icelandic
Series:[Paper] / Canadian Centre for Folk Culture Studies, 0316-1897 ; no. 64
Mercury series paper [sic], 0316-1854
Paper (Canadian Centre for Folk Culture Studies) ; no. 64.
Mercury series.
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2770584
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Other authors / contributors:Magnús Einarsson.
ISBN:0660140047
Notes:Text in English and Icelandic; abstract in French.
Table of Contents:
  • Abstract
  • Rhymes About Familiar Animals and Pets (1-12)
  • Rigmaroles (13-30)
  • Nonsense Rhymes (31-48)
  • Riddles (49-82)
  • Game Verses (83-86)
  • Rhymes About Gryla and Other Scary Figures (87-99)
  • Lullabies and Soothers (100-105)
  • Prayer Verses (106-112)
  • Drinking Songs (113-119)
  • Dances and Reels (120-130)
  • Humour and Satire (131-135)
  • Narrative Poems (136-140)
  • Mock Narratives (141-142)
  • Proverbs and Sayings (143-332)
  • Music Transcriptions / Carmelle Begin.