Slovak Literature in English Translation

Traditional Slovak Folktales

by Pavol Dobšinský
edited and translated by David L. Cooper
M. E. Sharpe, Inc., New York, USA
2001
328 pages, paperback
ISBN 978-0-7656-0719-5

Traditional Slovak Folktales presents fifty tales from the collections of folklorist Pavol Dobšinský, most of them appearing in English for the first time. The poetic qualities of the originals have been carefully preserved. The general reader will enjoy these tales immensely, and students will find an insightful introduction to the genres of the folktale and the specifics of Slovak tales. For expert readers, all of the tales have been classified according to the Aarne-Thompson index, and many include short commentaries that draw on the work of Viera Gašparíková.