Livre - 100 Armenian tales and their folkloristic relevance
1B LEC 108
Description
Livre
Wayne State University Press
Hoogasian-Villa Susie 1920 - 1970
James Thelma G. 1899 - 1988
Presentation materielle : 1 vol. (602 p.)
Dimensions : 24 cm
These tales from the ancient land of Noah are the largest known collection of Armenian folktales to appear in book form in the American language. Although particularly rich in the hekiat or fairytale, the collection also contains moralistic tales, stories of trickery and wit, anti-feminine tales, legends, and cumulative stories. The author, who is of Armenian parentage, collected the stories from friends and relatives in an Armenian community in Detroit, Michigan. In translating the tales told by Armenian immigrants in their native language, Mrs. Villa attempted to maintain the folk flavor and to avoid revising the tales into literary works. These stories of an ancient people derive from pre-Christian millenia when cannibalism, human sacrifice, and sun worship were common. Sisters of the Armenian Cinderella kill and devour their mother; adored sons are murdered so that their blood can be used to cure an ailing family friend; a hero curses the sun who in return condemns him to live only at night. In standard folktale tradition brave heroes surmount great obstacles with the aid of superhuman companions of magic objects. Beautiful maidens marry snakes and bears or perhaps devote years to caring tenderly for enchanted heroes. Readers will learn of a seven-headed giant who lives at the top of Mt. Ararat, of a saber dashee which bursts when it cannot bear to hear the sorrows told to it, of a man-eating dev, of a giantess who craves the flesh of her human daughter-in- law, of a princess who has collected ninety-nine heads of suitors who failed to answer her riddles. But among the tales are many less monstrous such as those of Mundig, the irrepressibly naughty chick-pea child; of the poor Armenian who changes places with a dead pasha and thereby inherits the Turk’s wealth and wife; of the traveler who tricks the devil into carrying him on a long journey; and of a desperate man who disposes of a chattering, nagging wife by dropping her into a deep well. And at a palace gala is a hero who slyly transforms the celebrants into braying donkeys. Armenia, a Christianized Indo- European land, has been regarded as a crossroads between East and West in the transmission of folklore. Because insufficient material has been available to scholars, to the present collection are added a brief summary of Armenian history, an examination of the ways in which the tales and lore have been handed down, a study of the major motifs in the tales, and a comparative study of the tales with variants from other Armenian collections scattered throughout the world and from tales of countries related historically and geographically to Armenia. The influence of migrations into Armenia and by Armenians to other lands are considered as they have influenced the distribution of the tales. Full data are given about the collecting activity and the informants. The 100 Armenian Tales will be of particular interest to folklorists, to students of Armenian and American culture, to those interested in the process of assimilation of foreign-language-speaking groups, as well as to those who will enjoy the tales as a part of Indo-European lore. Susie Hoogasian-Villa received her B.S. and M.A. from Wayne State University and is currently a part-time member of the faculty of the College of Education, Wayne State University.
MAP OF ARMENIA, frontispiece FOREWORD BY THELMA G. JAMES, p. 11 PREFACE, p. 14 I. BACKGROUND FOR THE DETROIT ARMENIAN FOLKTALES Folklore in the Metropolis, p. 21 Delray and Its People, p. 23 Armenia’s Past: A Brief Survey, p. 29 The Oral Tradition, p. 36 II. THE ARMENIAN FOLKTALE Published Collections of Armenian Folktales, p. 43 The Detroit Collection, p. 47 Story Distribution, p. 47 Parallels in Other Collections, p. 49 Kinds of Stories, p. 54 General Characteristics, p. 56 Motifs, p. 60 III. THE FOLKTALES Märchen, p. 77 1. The Ogre’s Soul, p. 77 2. Nourie Hadig, p. 84 3. The Fairy Child, p. 91 4. Clever Daniel, p. 96 5. The Giant-Slayer, p. 102 6. Wisely Spent, p. 109 7. The Seven Giant Brothers, p. 113 8. Abo Beckeer, p. 119 9. The Giantess Leader, p. 124 10. The Miller and the Fox, p. 127 11. The Work of the Genii, p. 133 12. The Magic Bird-Heart, p. 137 13. The Magic Figs, p. 145 14. The Magic Horse, p. 153 15. The Huntsman, p. 159 16. The Dreamer and His Dream, p. 167 17. The Patient Suitor, p. 175 18. The Country of the Beautiful Gardens, p. 180 19. The Riddles, p. 189 20. The Magic Ring, p. 193 21. Hagop’s Wish, p. 197 22. The Monster’s Hairs, p. 202 23. The Turtle Skin, p. 210 24. The Golden Box, p. 216 25. The Magic Box, p. 217 26. The King of Snakes, p. 224 27. The Nine-Seeded Apple, p. 229 28. Tanzara and Dyeer, p. 232 29. Mundig, p. 235 30. Cinderella, p. 240 31. The Golden-Haired Twins, p. 245 32. The Story of Mariam, p. 253 33. Yeghnig Aghpar, p. 255 34. The World Below, p. 266 35. The Son of the Gray Horse, p. 273 36. The Helpful Spirit, p. 290 37. Ludwig and Iskander, p. 293 38. Buzz-Buzz Aunty, p. 296 39. The Halva-Maker, p. 299 40. Tushchoon Eigna, p. 305 Moralistic Tales, p. 309 41. The Rich Boy and the Poor Boy, p. 309 42. The Devoted Son, p. 315 43. The Ditch-Digger Falls into His Own Ditch, p. 321 44. Foretelling the Future, p. 322 45. The Soul-Taking Angel, p. 323 46. The Gold Piece, p. 327 47. The Emperor’s Lesson, p. 328 48. Honor, p. 331 49. Nature’s Ways, p. 338 50. The Shepherd’s Dream, p. 340 51. The Soul-Taker, p. 344 52. There is Righteousness, p. 345 53. The Test, p. 348 54. The Ball of Gold, p. 350 Anecdotes, p. 351 55. A Treasure Hunt, p. 351 56. The Curse, p. 352 57. A Great Catch, p. 354 58. One Way To Catch a Fish, p. 354 59. What a Fish!, p. 355 60. Saint Snakes, p. 356 61. The Rising Snake, p. 357 Humorous Tales, p. 357 62. Fool’s Luck, p. 357 63. Ingratitude, p. 359 64. Outwitting Giants, p. 361 65. Vhy, Vhy, Vhy, p. 364 Tales of Trickery and Wit, p. 369 66. The Ashman’s Money, p. 369 67. The Clever Boy, p. 372 68. The Dead Snake and the Young Wife, p. 374 69. The Dilemma, p. 375 70. It Happened in a Bath, p. 376 71. Quick-Witted, p. 379 72. Matching Wits, p. 383 73. The Story of the Robbers, p. 388 74. The Test of the Chicken, p. 391 75. The Devil’s Yallehr, p. 392 76. Rooster-Brother, p. 393 Anti-Feminine Tales, p. 396 77. The Honorable Wife, p. 396 78. The Rooster’s Adivce, p. 401 79. The Talkative Wife, p. 402 80. Today’s Laughter, Tomorrow’s Sadness, p. 403 Sagas and Legends, p. 405 81. Gohc Amu and the Tax Officials, p. 405 82. Aryohn, Gullah, p. 406 83. Gohc Amu and the Toot, p. 407 84. Gohc Amu and the Running Water, p. 408 85. Gohc Amu and the Matzoon, p. 408 86. The Bear Husband, p. 409 87. The Town of Stone, p. 411 88. Retribution, p. 413 89. The Old Fort, p. 413 90. Under Suspicion, p. 414 91. The Woman in Blue, p. 417 92. The Prize Bull, p. 418 93. The Sacred Sheet, p. 419 94. The Servant in the Monastery, p. 420 Cumulative Stories, p. 422 95. From Bad to Worse, p. 422 96. It Started with a Thorn, p. 423 97. Munuck, p. 425 Myths, p. 426 98. Lochman Hehkeem, p. 426 99. The Seven Stars, p. 429 100. The Sunset Lad, p. 430 IV. COMPARATIVE STUDIES, p. 436 1. The Ogre’s Soul, p. 438 2. Nourie Hadig, p. 442 3. The Fairy Child, p. 445 4. Clever Daniel, p. 446 5. The Giant-Slayer, p. 448 6. Wisely Spent, p. 449 7. The Seven Giant Brothers, p. 451 8. Abo Beckeer, p. 452 9. The Giantess Leader, p. 454 10. The Miller and the Fox, p. 455 11. The Work of the Genii, p. 456 12. The Magic Bird-Heart, p. 456 13. The Magic Figs, p. 458 14. The Magic Horse, p. 460 15. The Huntsman, p. 466 16. The Dreamer and His Dream, p. 468 17. The Patient Suitor, p. 469 18. The Country of the Beautiful Gardens, p. 470 19. The Riddles, p. 473 20. The Magic Ring, p. 473 21. Hagop’s Wish, p. 477 22. The Monster’s Hairs, p. 478 23. The Turtle Skin, p. 480 24. The Golden Box, p. 482 25. The Magic Box, p. 483 26. The King of Snakes, p. 484 27. The Nine-Seeded Apple, p. 486 28. Tanzara and Dyeer, p. 487 29. Mundig, p. 488 30. Cinderella, p. 489 31. The Golden-Haired Twins, p. 491 32. The Story of Mariam, p. 495 33. Yeghnig Aghpar, p. 496 34. The World Below, p. 500 35. The Son of the Gray Horse, p. 506 36. The Helpful Spirit, p. 507 37. Ludwig and Iskander, p. 509 38. Buzz-Buzz Aunty, p. 511 39. The Halva-Maker, p. 511 40. Tushchoon Eigna, p. 512 41. The Rich Boy and the Poor Boy, p. 512 42. The Devoted Son, p. 514 43. The Ditch-Digger Falls into His Own Ditch, p. 514 44. Foretelling the Future, p. 514 45. The Soul-Taking Angel, p. 515 46. The Gold Piece, p. 515 47. The Emperor’s Lesson, p. 516 48. Honor, p. 518 49. Nature’s Ways, p. 519 50. The Shepherd’s Dream, p. 519 51. The Soul-Taker, p. 520 52. There is Righteousness, p. 520 53. The Test, p. 520 54. The Ball of Gold, p. 520 55. A Treasure Hunt, p. 520 56. The Curse, p. 521 57. A Great Catch, p. 521 58. One Way To Catch a Fish, p. 521 59. What a Fish!, p. 521 60. Saint Snakes, p. 521 61. The Rising Snake, p. 521 62. Fool’s Luck, p. 521 63. Ingratitude, p. 522 64. Outwitting Giants, p. 523 65. Vhy, Vhy, Vhy, p. 524 66. The Ashman’s Money, p. 524 67. The Clever Boy, p. 524 68. The Dead Snake and the Young Wife, p. 524 69. The Dilemma, p. 524 70. It Happened in a Bath, p. 525 71. Quick-Witted, p. 525 72. Matching Wits, p. 525 73. The Story of the Robbers, p. 526 74. The Test of the Chicken, p. 527 75. The Devil’s Yallehr, p. 527 76. Rooster-Brother, p. 527 77. The Honorable Wife, p. 528 78. The Rooster’s Adivce, p. 528 79. The Talkative Wife, p. 528 80. Today’s Laughter, Tomorrow’s Sadness, p. 529 81-85. Gohc Stories, p. 529 86. The Bear Husband, p. 529 87. The Town of Stone, p. 529 88. Retribution, p. 530 89. The Old Fort, p. 530 90. Under Suspicion, p. 530 91. The Woman in Blue, p. 530 92. The Prize Bull, p. 530 93. The Sacred Sheet, p. 530 94. The Servant in the Monastery, p. 530 95. From Bad to Worse, p. 531 96. It Started with a Thorn, p. 531 97. Munuck, p. 531 98. Lochman Hehkeem, p. 531 99. The Seven Stars, p. 532 100. The Sunset Lad, p. 532 APPENDICES Appendix A. Narrator Sketches, p. 535 Appendix B. Index of Motifs, p. 538 Appendix C. Bibliography of Comparative Sources, p. 594 Appendix D. Additional References, p. 599
Bibliographie p. 594-598.
