Azorean Legends as Folklore - Oberschelp de Meneses, Regina
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After decades of diligent research, Ãngela Furtado-Brum published the first collection of the traditional legends and tales of the Azores that had been handed down by word of mouth for centuries. Regina Oberschelp de Meneses translated them so that this impressive Azorean heritage can reach an even wider audience. These fascinating stories will inadvertently cast their spell over the reader who will dive into the mysterious world of the nine enchanted islands of the Azores in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. These tales possess the power to make the reader feel immersed in the midst of the…mehr

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After decades of diligent research, Ãngela Furtado-Brum published the first collection of the traditional legends and tales of the Azores that had been handed down by word of mouth for centuries. Regina Oberschelp de Meneses translated them so that this impressive Azorean heritage can reach an even wider audience. These fascinating stories will inadvertently cast their spell over the reader who will dive into the mysterious world of the nine enchanted islands of the Azores in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. These tales possess the power to make the reader feel immersed in the midst of the archipelago's past of pirates, volcano eruptions, earthquakes, historical and human foible and their unfaltering trust in the omnipresent Holy Spirit.
Autorenporträt
Maria Ângela Azevedo Furtado-Brum lived on the island of Pico until age 14, and then moved to Faial to attend high school, after which she lived and studied in Canada. In 1979 she returned to the Azores to live and teach at schools and at the university in Ponta Delgada on São Miguel, while she co-authored various school books. In the late 1980s Maria Ângela Azevedo Furtado-Brum started collecting the traditional stories and legends of the nine Azorean islands, which were published as Açores, lendas e outras Histórias and Contos Tradicionais Açorianos. Regina Oberschelp de Meneses was born in Germany, where she studied to be a teacher of German and English. She taught at Scottish schools and then American universities, where she earned her PhD. Regina Oberschelp de Meneses also taught at various public and private institutions in Germany and Portugal and, in 1991, moved to Terceira in the Azores, where she has been teaching at the university and various schools. She initiated student exchanges with German choirs and student exchanges with Germany and California, and the publication of the Azorean calendars (Edelsteine des Atlantiks) with photos by Paulo Henrique Silva.