Author Talk: Keeping Myths, Legends and Folktales Alive with Rosalind Kerven

10/09/2024 7:00 pm | ONLINE

Discover the importance of keeping myths, legends and folktales alive with author 
Rosalind Kerven and The Folklore Society.

Join The Folklore Society and author Rosalind Kerven for an online talk exploring the wonders of folklore, its importance and the developing studies around it today. Rosalind will use examples from her numerous books, including the recently published Celtic Fairy Tales and Legends,  of world traditional stories to illustrate the various issues raised.

Discover:

• What exactly are folktales, fairy tales, myths and legends? What is the difference between the various categories.
• Do they belong exclusively to the country or people from which they originate; or are they part of universal human culture?
• How can the researcher / re-teller identify the most ‘authentic’ versions of such stories?
• Should they be studied as historical entities set in stone? Or should folklorists encourage their continuing development in the modern age, as new people from each generation retell them?
• How should the re-teller adapt the ‘original’ version of the story for modern audiences?
• If the story was collected directly from an oral recount, how should this translate to a written version? Should it be reproduced verbatim, even when that makes it difficult to digest on the page; or should it be reworked into a more ‘literary’ format?
• What are the ethical aspects of retelling traditional tales? For example, when working with a story from a different historical era, should the re-teller omit or change aspects which offend modern sensibilities? Is it acceptable for someone from one culture to retell stories from a totally different culture?

WHERE:

Online (via zoom link)

WHEN:

Tuesday 10 September 7PM — 8:30PM

HOW MUCH:

Tickets can be purchased here.

Rosalind Kerven is a folklorist and the author of over 70 books published in 22 countries. She has a specialist knowledge of world myths, legends and folk tales and is on a mission to bring these wonderful tales alive for new generations of readers. Her other bestselling titles include , Arthurian Legends, English Fairy Tales and Legends and Arthurian Tales. She lives in the Northumberland National Park.

Discover more of Rosalind Kerven’s titles below.