Folklore Retellings is a narrative framework within the study of horror for young adults that adapts traditional folkloric materials—such as myths, legends, and supernatural beliefs—by reinterpreting their thematic and structural elements to align with contemporary cultural concerns, age-appropriate sensibilities, and the psychological dimensions of adolescent experience.
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Berji Kristin: Tales from the Garbage Hills
Güneli Gün, Latife Tekin, Ruth Christie et al. · World Literature Today · 1993 · 50 citations
December's Child: A Book of Chumash Oral Narratives
Gregory J. Longenecker, Thomas Blackburn, A. L. Kroeber et al. · Western Folklore · 1978 · 50 citations
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- TBThomas Blackburn
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, United States
2 publications · 124 citations
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- GBGrace Buzaljko
1 publications · 50 citations
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- World Literature Today
WLT · 2 publications · 124 citations
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- Choice Reviews Online
CRO · 2 publications · 58 citations
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- Journal of American Folklore
JAF · 1 publications · 172 citations
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- The Modern Language Review
1 publications · 150 citations
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- International Journal of Languages Literature and Linguistics
1 publications · 20 citations
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