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Rylands Collection
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Rylands Collection
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Image Number:
JRL1310086
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JRL1310086
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Reference Number:
R148858
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R148858
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Link to Catalogue:
Image Title:
Story of the mole, sun and moon
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Story of the mole, sun and moon
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Parent Work Title:
Rumanian bird and beast stories: rendered into English
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Rumanian bird and beast stories: rendered into English
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Creator:
Otescu, Ion Nonna, 1888-1940
creator
Otescu, Ion Nonna, 1888-1940
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Creator Role:
Author
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Author
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Creator:
Gaster, Moses, 1856-1939
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Gaster, Moses, 1856-1939
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Creator Role:
Translator
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Translator
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Date Created:
1931-07-05
date_created
1931-07-05
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Publication Details:
London: Published for the Folk-Lore Society by Sidgwick & Jackson, Ltd
imprint
London: Published for the Folk-Lore Society by Sidgwick & Jackson, Ltd
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Page/Sheet:
Inserted before page 147
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Inserted before page 147
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Image Sequence Number:
147
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147
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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. The page was typed in black ink and is loosely inserted before page 147. The story, by Romanian Ion Nonna Otescu is a folk tale explaining that the reason why the Sun and Moon never meet is because they are brother and sister and once they intended to marry. They were prevented by the mole who told them rain would never fall and grass would never grow if a brother married a sister. God separated them forever and forbade the killing of moles as a reward for its good deed. At the end is typed: 'I. Otescu, Credinţela ţăranului roman despre cerşi stele. Academia Romana Bucuresti, 1907, page 63'. The date of the translation is written at the bottom: '7-5-1931'.
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. The page was typed in black ink and is loosely inserted before page 147. The story, by Romanian Ion Nonna Otescu is a folk tale explaining that the reason why the Sun and Moon never meet is because they are brother and sister and once they intended to marry. They were prevented by the mole who told them rain would never fall and grass would never grow if a brother married a sister. God separated them forever and forbade the killing of moles as a reward for its good deed. At the end is typed: 'I. Otescu, Credinţela ţăranului roman despre cerşi stele. Academia Romana Bucuresti, 1907, page 63'. The date of the translation is written at the bottom: '7-5-1931'.
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Language Code:
eng
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eng
Language Code
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Language:
English
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English
Language
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Subject:
Folk-lore, Romanian
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Folk-lore, Romanian
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Category of Material:
Printed
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Printed
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Technique Used:
Typewriting
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Typewriting
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Medium:
Ink
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Ink
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Support:
Paper
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Paper
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Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Provenance:
Gaster, Moses, 1856-1939, former owner
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Gaster, Moses, 1856-1939, former owner
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false
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
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The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work
false
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.
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.
References
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Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2013-02-13
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2013-05
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Collection Code:
Rylands
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Rylands
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