Ninez: Spanish Songs, Games, and Stories of Childhood (English, Spanish and Spanish Edition) - Softcover

Virginia Nylander Ebinger

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0865341753 ISBN 13: 9780865341753

Publisher: Sunstone Press, 2016

Synopsis

More than forty verses, games and stories of Spanish childhood folklore have been collected by the author from research based largely on archival materials gathered by WPA writers in the 1930s and in current interviews. A number of the pieces can be traced directly to Spain and were brought to America by early explorers and settlers. They serve as a link between the old and new worlds--a way to retain cultural and historical memory and transmit it to succeeding generations. Many interesting variations have occurred over the centuries, always the way with true folklore, as children have played the games and the stories have been told and retold. Literal translations, rules for playing the games and music for some of them are included. Winner of the Southwest Book Award from the Border Regional Library Association.

About this title

About the Author:

The author, a native of New Mexico, was raised by homesteader grandparents who came to the territory soon after 1900. She early developed an appreciation for the history and folklore of the American Southwest and her collection of legends and lore began with the ''cowboy/frontiersman'' culture of Quay County where she grew up. She is also the author of Aguinaldos, Christmas Customs, Music and Foods of the Spanish-speaking Countries of the Americas from Sunstone Press.

Language Notes:

Text: English, Spanish (translation)
Original Language: Spanish

About this edition

• Publisher: Sunstone Press
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 0865341753
• ISBN 13: 9780865341753
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 80