100 Armenian Tales and Their Folkloristic Relevance

100 Armenian Tales and Their Folkloristic Relevance is a 1966 non-fiction book edited by Susie Hoogasian Villa, published by Wayne State University Press. Villa approached Armenian Americans in Detroit and noted the folklore they told.Baughman 1968 280 Background Villa was Armenian American, and her parents were born in Armenia.Briggs 1967 76 Contents Thelma James wrote the foreword. In addition to the folktales, it includes an essay on the Armenian Americans in Metro Detroit and how their stories were affected by the location, as well as an essay on how scholarship of the Armenian people in general intersects with these folktales. The book also includes appendices and notes that show comparison. Reception Ernest W. Baughman of the University of New Mexico stated that the work was "beautifully made", that it is "nearly monumental in its accomplishments", and that it would interest a member of the public and someone in academia. Reviewer K. M. Briggs wrote that "This book is an example of what a collection of folk-tales should be." Briggs praised the "range" of the stories. See also Armenian Village Life Before 1914 - Book cowritten by Villa and Mary Kilbourne Matossian References Baughman Ernest W. 100 Armenian Tales and Their Folkloristic Relevance Western Folklore 1968 27 4 279–281 10.2307/1498134 free 1498134 Briggs K. M. https://www.jstor.org/stable/1259068 100 Armenian Tales and Their Folkloristic Relevance Folklore 1967 78 1 76–77 1259068 Notes Further reading Garsoian Nina G. 100 Armenian Tales and Their Folkloristic Relevance Slavic and East European Journal 1967 11 3 366–369 10.2307/304518 304518 External links 100 Armenian Tales and Their Folkloristic Relevance Category:1966 books Category:Wayne State University Press books Category:Armenian-American history Category:Detroit