COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
Record
Image Number:
R148858_magpie.pdf
Reference Number:
R148858
Link to Catalogue:
Image Title:
Story of the Magpie
Parent Work Title:
Rumanian bird and beast stories: rendered into English
Creator:
Gaster, Moses, 1856-1939
Creator Role:
Translator
Creator:
Creangă, Ion
Creator Role:
Author
Date Created:
1916
Publication Details:
London: Published for the Folk-Lore Society by Sidgwick & Jackson, Ltd
Page/Sheet:
Inserted after page 216
Image Sequence Number:
216
Description:
In 1915 Gaster published his work Romanian Bird and Beast Stories (381pp), consisting of a lengthy study in which he presents his views on folklore, followed by his translations of 119 numbered Romanian stories about animals, and three appendices (animal charms, stories from Ahikar, and animal stories from the Hebrew Alphabet of Ben Sira). Gaster found the stories in the published works of several Romanian folklorists, most notably (around two thirds of the stories) from two publications by Simion Florea Marian (1883 and 1903). R148858 is Gaster's own interleaved copy. It shows that he continued to gather and translate animal stories until shortly before his death. The volume contains handwritten notes (mostly references to what Gaster perceived as 'parallels' in various publications), a copy of a letter from Queen Elisabeth of Romania, news paper cuttings with reviews of the book, and inserted leaves with handwritten and typed stories. Below his translation of a story, Gaster usually mentions where he found it (not all references are correct) and when he translated it. These 8 pages are glued in after page 216. They are typed in blue ink with pencil annotations. The story is 'A variant to the Rumanian tale No. LXX of my collection: "why is the foot of man arched?" or rather "The story of the Magpie". Pp 1-6. From Ion Creanga, p (left blank) 1915.' Pages 7-8 contain some observations by Gaster.
Language Code:
eng
Subject:
Folk-lore, Romanian
Category of Material:
Printed
Medium:
Ink
Medium:
Pencil
Support:
Paper
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Provenance:
Gaster, Moses, 1856-1939, former owner
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
References:
Haralambakis, M. 'A Survey of the Gaster Collection in the John Rylands Library', Bulletin of the John Rylands Library 89:2 (2013): 10730. Florea, V. Dr. M. Gaster: Reconstituiri biobibliografice: Omul şi Opera (Cluj-Napoca: Editura Fundatiei pentru Studii Europene, 2008), 12754.
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2013-02-13
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2013-05
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Story of the Magpie
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