Literary Library

Jakob Ludwig Carl Grimm

by Angela Beck
January 4, 1785 - September 20, 1863German philologist, jurist and mythologistAlong with his brother Wilhelm edited "Grimm's Fairy Tales" Click He...
Fairy Tale Fairy Tales Folk Lore Folklorist Folktales German Germany Grimm's Fairy Tales Jurist Myth Mythologist Mythology Myths Philologist Philology

Sir James George Frazer

by Angela Beck
January 1, 1854 - May 7, 1941Scottish anthropologist and folklorist Author of "The Growth of Plato's Ideal Theory", ""Taboo and the Perils of the ...
Anthropologist Anthropology Folk Lore Folklorist Folktales Great Britain Scotland Scottish United Kingdom

Augusta Baker

by Angela Beck
April 1, 1911 - February 23, 1998African-American librarian, storyteller and teacherAuthor of "Talking Tree; Fairy Tales From 15 Lands", "Books Abo...
African American Caldecott Folk Lore Folklorist Folktales Librarian Library New York Public Library Newbery School Stories Story Storyteller Teach Teacher University of South Carolina

Josepha Sherman

by Angela Beck
December 12, 1946 - August 23, 2012American adult and children's book author, folklorist and anthologistAuthor of "Trickster Tales: Forty Folk Stor...
Anthologist Anthology Author Children's Book Author Folk Lore Folklorist Folktales

Joel Chandler Harris

by Angela Beck
December 9, 1848 - July 3, 1908American journalist, fiction writer, folklorist and newspaper editorAuthor of "Uncle Remus, His Songs and His Sayi...
Fiction Folk Lore Folklorist Folktales Journalism Journalist News Newspaper Newspaper Editor Newspapers

John Bierhorst

by Angela Beck
September 1, 1936 - American author and folkloristAuthor of "The Mythology of North America", "The Woman Who Fell From the Sky" and "The Way of the...
Author Earth Folk Lore Folklorist Folktales Myth Mythology Myths North America Sky