Retelling Stories, Framing Culture

What happens to traditional stories when they are retold in another time and cultural context and for a different audience? This first-of-its-kind study discusses  Bible stories, classical myths, heroic legends, Arthurian romances, Robin Hood lore, folk tales, 'oriental' tales, and other stories derived from European cultures.  One chapter is devoted to various retellings of classics, from Shakespeare to "Wind in the Willows." The authors offer a general theory of what motivates the re