Kentucky Folk Architecture / Edition 1

by William Lynwood Montell, Michael L. Morse

Overview

A concise and amply illustrated introduction to Kentucky folk structures—log cabins, houses, cribs, and barns—that should be treasured as irreplaceable expressions of the cultural values of the Commonwealth's past.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780813108438
Publisher:	University Press of Kentucky
Publication date:	11/02/1995
Series:	Kentucky Bicentennial Bookshelf Series
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	120
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

William Lynwood Montell, professor of folk studies at Western Kentucky University, is the author of several books, including The Saga of Coe Ridge and Killings.

Editorial Reviews

Folk buildings, constructed by local mechanics, are like folktales and folksongs: they are a durable expression of traditional cultural patters transformed from previous generations.

Come-All-Ye

"Folk buildings, constructed by local mechanics, are like folktales and folksongs: they are a durable expression of traditional cultural patters transformed from previous generations." — Come-All-Ye

From the Publisher

Essays translated from articles originally written in French, German, Italian, Modern Greek, and Russian detail oral tales from many cultures having the same story line and themes as the ancient Oedipus legend. They consider the possible relationships between modern oral and both medieval and classical literary versions, and look at 20th- century interpretation of the Sophoclean version of the narrative by Freud. No index. Paper edition (unseen), $17.95. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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