Casa Frumoasa: The House Beautiful in Rural Romania

by Jan Harold Brunvand, Paul Petrescu (Preface by)

Overview

This book surveys and illustrates the historical forms of Romanian house decoration, elements of innovation in the tradition (in design, materials, methods, etc.) and examines the aesthetics of the designs as well as their metaphorical and symbolic functions.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780880335287
Publisher:	East European Monographs
Publication date:	02/11/2004
Series:	East European Monographs , #630
Pages:	160
Product dimensions:	5.70(w) x 8.60(h) x 0.80(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Jan Harold Brunand is Professor Emeritus of English and Folklore at the University of Utah. A former president of the American Folklore Society, he also served as editor of the Journal of American Folklore.

Editorial Reviews

Jan Brunvand constructs a concise yet informative and thoroughly documented socio-ethnographical narrative.

Western Folklore - Mihaela Moscaliuc

Jan Brunvand constructs a concise yet informative and thoroughly documented socio-ethnographical narrative.

— Mihaela Moscaliuc

Western Folklore