Literature: Folklore and Mythology

Find folk tales about many subjects including tall tales, ghost stories, U.S. Folklore, animal stories, Native American stories, and many more.

The American Folklore Society is an association of people who study and communicate knowledge about folklore throughout the world. Our more than 2,200 members and subscribers are scholars, teachers, and libraries at colleges and universities; professionals in arts and cultural organizations; and community members involved in folklore work.

Digitized primary sources from the Library of Congress. You may search for documents or browse the collection, Culture, Folklife.

Folklore and mythology electronic texts are listed by category. Tales corresponding to a particular type (mainly using the Aarne-Thompson classification system) are grouped together for comparison.

Documentary films about American folklife culture. Produced as streaming video.

By searching for folklore, "american folklore" or folklore and "United States", you will find links to credible folklore sites for tales and other information about the subject.

An annotated list of web sites. Under the Literature and Books heading, choose folklore, mythology, or storytelling.

The best site on the web for information about urban legends.

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