Folk literature

Pevač priča

The Storyteller (1960) is one of the most important and influential contemporary studies on oral literature. It is the result of years of research into the ways of creating and performing oral poetry in Montenegro, Sandžak, and a part of Bosnia and Herzeg

Priča o tri graha / Mali pastir: Slovenske narodne pripovijetke

The story of the three beans was written by Eva Zokševa in the collection "Narodne praljivca iz Prekomurje", while the Istrian story Little Shepherd was written by J. Benigar, and was published in "Slovenski glasnik" in 1866.

Priče iz Ilijade i Odiseje

The book presents a selection of episodes from Homer's epics, the Iliad and the Odyssey, adapted for younger readers and school audiences. These classics of Greek literature, written in the 8th century BC, depict heroic deeds, human passions, and fateful

Pripovidam pripovićku

A collection of authentic Baranja tales and folk songs. Through dialect, humor, and warm images of everyday life, the author preserves the spirit of Baranja, its people, customs, and rich oral tradition.

Pripovijesti i pričanja

Tales and Stories (1875) is a collection of prose texts by Stjepan Mitrov Ljubiša, one of the most important 19th-century Serbian writers from the Bay of Kotor. The book contains Tales by Vuk Dojčević and Tales from Montenegro and the Coast.

Rječnik šatrovačkog govora

Rječnik šatrovačkog govora pionirski je leksikografski rad koji dokumentira šatrovački govor, specifičan oblik hrvatskog žargona. Ovo je ključno djelo za proučavanje hrvatskog žargona i njegove kulturne uloge.

Šaljive narodne pripovijetke

Ovo popularno lektirno izdanje Zagrebačke stvarnosti donosi izbor najzabavnijih i najpoznatijih hrvatskih narodnih šaljivih pripovijedaka – onih koje su se stoljećima pričale uz ognjište, a danas su dio obvezne lektire za osnovnu školu.

Siljan roda: Makedonska narodna pripovijetka

Siljan, the hero of this story, is sometimes a boy, sometimes a stork, so it is no wonder that we meet people who have something animal in them and animals who think, speak and act like people - wise men and fools, warriors and cowards.

Siromašno momče i lisica: Makedonska narodna pripovijetka

Svaki je kamen da se kuća gradi: Hrvatske poslovice sakupljene u naše dane po književnim i jezikoslovnim djelima nastalima od 12. do 19. stoljeća

An anthological collection with comments by Josip Kekez, a Croatian folklorist and Slavist. A classic work of Croatian folkloristics from the 1980s.