Paul Scott Derrick is a Senior Lecturer (retired) in American literature at the Universitat de València. He has published three collections of essays in English and has co-authored a number of bilingual (English-Spanish) critical editions of works by Ralph Waldo Emerson, Emily Dickinson, Henry Adams and Sarah Orne Jewett. He is co-editor of Modernism Revisited: Transgressing Boundaries and Strategies of Renewal in American Poetry (Rodopi 2007) and is also one of the co-editors of The Companion to Richard Berengarten (Shearsman 2016) and Managing The Manager: Critical Essays on Richard Berengarten’s Book-length Poem (Cambridge Scholars 2019).With Miguel Teruel, he has translated Berengarten’s Black Light into Spanish (JPM Ediciones 2012) and with Viorica Patea, has translated eight books by Romanian poet Ana Blandiana into English (My Native Land A4, Bloodaxe 2014; The Sun of Hereafter & Ebb of the Senses, Bloodaxe 2017; Five Books, Bloodaxe 2021). A further volume of Blandiana’s poetry is slated for publication by Bloodaxe in 2024. His critical essays, translations and poems have appeared in many print and electronic journals in both Europe and the US.Maria-Lluïsa Gea-Valor is a Senior Lecturer in English Language and Linguistics at the Universitat de València. Her research interests lie in the fields of genre analysis, written academic discourse, and literary translation. She has specialized in evaluative and promotional genres such as the blurb and the book review. Her work has been published in prestigious journals in her field such as Journal of English for Academic Purposes, Journal of English for Specific Purposes, and Ibérica, as well as in the volumes Academic Evaluation: Review Genres in University Settings (Palgrave Macmillan 2009), Constructing Interpersonality: Multiple Perspectives on Written Academic Discourse (Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2010), and Dialogicity in Written Specialised Genres (John Benjamins 2014), among others. She has co-edited several books on applied linguistics, corpus linguistics and translation, and has recently co-authored the book A Practical Introduction to English Phonology (PUV 2012).

"This volume opens a window for English-speaking readers to a rich regional folktale tradition little-known outside of Spain. It presents a delightful body of beautifully rendered literary versions of folktales, informed by oral traditions, gracefully transposed for the page, and authoritatively translated." Joseph Sobol, Professor of Storytelling, University of South Wales"These folktales, rooted in the oral tradition and written in Enric Valor’s rich, personal prose, are presented here for the first time in a magnificent English translation. The imaginary universe of these lovely Valencian stories thus acquires an international dimension." Carme Oriol, Professor of Folk Literature, Universitat Rovira i Virgili"Enric Valor’s Valencian Folktales conserve the memory of a strong, resilient culture. From anonymous voices and age-old traditions, Valor constructs universal stories of a timeless popular mythology. This translation will be appreciated by scholars and students of culture, literature and folklore." Rafael Beltrán, Professor of Medieval Literature, Universitat de València

• IntroductionThe Wood-Cutter of FortalenyThe Spinster Sisters of the Penya RojaThe Castle of the SunKing AstoretThe Envious Moor of AlcalàThe Saddle-Maker of CocentainaThe Gambling Man of PetrerPeretJoan-Antoni and the BlockheadsThe Tale of the Halfling Chicken

Paul Scott Derrick is a Senior Lecturer (retired) in American literature at the Universitat de València. He has published three collections of essays in English and has co-authored a number of bilingual (English-Spanish) critical editions of works by Ralph Waldo Emerson, Emily Dickinson, Henry Adams and Sarah Orne Jewett. He is co-editor of Modernism Revisited: Transgressing Boundaries and Strategies of Renewal in American Poetry (Rodopi 2007) and is also one of the co-editors of The Companion to Richard Berengarten (Shearsman 2016) and Managing The Manager: Critical Essays on Richard Berengarten’s Book-length Poem (Cambridge Scholars 2019).With Miguel Teruel, he has translated Berengarten’s Black Light into Spanish (JPM Ediciones 2012) and with Viorica Patea, has translated eight books by Romanian poet Ana Blandiana into English (My Native Land A4, Bloodaxe 2014; The Sun of Hereafter & Ebb of the Senses, Bloodaxe 2017; Five Books, Bloodaxe 2021). A further volume of Blandiana’s poetry is slated for publication by Bloodaxe in 2024. His critical essays, translations and poems have appeared in many print and electronic journals in both Europe and the US.Maria-Lluïsa Gea-Valor is a Senior Lecturer in English Language and Linguistics at the Universitat de València. Her research interests lie in the fields of genre analysis, written academic discourse, and literary translation. She has specialized in evaluative and promotional genres such as the blurb and the book review. Her work has been published in prestigious journals in her field such as Journal of English for Academic Purposes, Journal of English for Specific Purposes, and Ibérica, as well as in the volumes Academic Evaluation: Review Genres in University Settings (Palgrave Macmillan 2009), Constructing Interpersonality: Multiple Perspectives on Written Academic Discourse (Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2010), and Dialogicity in Written Specialised Genres (John Benjamins 2014), among others. She has co-edited several books on applied linguistics, corpus linguistics and translation, and has recently co-authored the book A Practical Introduction to English Phonology (PUV 2012).

"This volume opens a window for English-speaking readers to a rich regional folktale tradition little-known outside of Spain. It presents a delightful body of beautifully rendered literary versions of folktales, informed by oral traditions, gracefully transposed for the page, and authoritatively translated." Joseph Sobol, Professor of Storytelling, University of South Wales"These folktales, rooted in the oral tradition and written in Enric Valor’s rich, personal prose, are presented here for the first time in a magnificent English translation. The imaginary universe of these lovely Valencian stories thus acquires an international dimension." Carme Oriol, Professor of Folk Literature, Universitat Rovira i Virgili"Enric Valor’s Valencian Folktales conserve the memory of a strong, resilient culture. From anonymous voices and age-old traditions, Valor constructs universal stories of a timeless popular mythology. This translation will be appreciated by scholars and students of culture, literature and folklore." Rafael Beltrán, Professor of Medieval Literature, Universitat de València

• IntroductionThe Wood-Cutter of FortalenyThe Spinster Sisters of the Penya RojaThe Castle of the SunKing AstoretThe Envious Moor of AlcalàThe Saddle-Maker of CocentainaThe Gambling Man of PetrerPeretJoan-Antoni and the BlockheadsThe Tale of the Halfling Chicken

Paul Scott Derrick is a Senior Lecturer (retired) in American literature at the Universitat de València. He has published three collections of essays in English and has co-authored a number of bilingual (English-Spanish) critical editions of works by Ralph Waldo Emerson, Emily Dickinson, Henry Adams and Sarah Orne Jewett. He is co-editor of Modernism Revisited: Transgressing Boundaries and Strategies of Renewal in American Poetry (Rodopi 2007) and is also one of the co-editors of The Companion to Richard Berengarten (Shearsman 2016) and Managing The Manager: Critical Essays on Richard Berengarten’s Book-length Poem (Cambridge Scholars 2019).With Miguel Teruel, he has translated Berengarten’s Black Light into Spanish (JPM Ediciones 2012) and with Viorica Patea, has translated eight books by Romanian poet Ana Blandiana into English (My Native Land A4, Bloodaxe 2014; The Sun of Hereafter & Ebb of the Senses, Bloodaxe 2017; Five Books, Bloodaxe 2021). A further volume of Blandiana’s poetry is slated for publication by Bloodaxe in 2024. His critical essays, translations and poems have appeared in many print and electronic journals in both Europe and the US.Maria-Lluïsa Gea-Valor is a Senior Lecturer in English Language and Linguistics at the Universitat de València. Her research interests lie in the fields of genre analysis, written academic discourse, and literary translation. She has specialized in evaluative and promotional genres such as the blurb and the book review. Her work has been published in prestigious journals in her field such as Journal of English for Academic Purposes, Journal of English for Specific Purposes, and Ibérica, as well as in the volumes Academic Evaluation: Review Genres in University Settings (Palgrave Macmillan 2009), Constructing Interpersonality: Multiple Perspectives on Written Academic Discourse (Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2010), and Dialogicity in Written Specialised Genres (John Benjamins 2014), among others. She has co-edited several books on applied linguistics, corpus linguistics and translation, and has recently co-authored the book A Practical Introduction to English Phonology (PUV 2012).

"This volume opens a window for English-speaking readers to a rich regional folktale tradition little-known outside of Spain. It presents a delightful body of beautifully rendered literary versions of folktales, informed by oral traditions, gracefully transposed for the page, and authoritatively translated." Joseph Sobol, Professor of Storytelling, University of South Wales"These folktales, rooted in the oral tradition and written in Enric Valor’s rich, personal prose, are presented here for the first time in a magnificent English translation. The imaginary universe of these lovely Valencian stories thus acquires an international dimension." Carme Oriol, Professor of Folk Literature, Universitat Rovira i Virgili"Enric Valor’s Valencian Folktales conserve the memory of a strong, resilient culture. From anonymous voices and age-old traditions, Valor constructs universal stories of a timeless popular mythology. This translation will be appreciated by scholars and students of culture, literature and folklore." Rafael Beltrán, Professor of Medieval Literature, Universitat de València

• IntroductionThe Wood-Cutter of FortalenyThe Spinster Sisters of the Penya RojaThe Castle of the SunKing AstoretThe Envious Moor of AlcalàThe Saddle-Maker of CocentainaThe Gambling Man of PetrerPeretJoan-Antoni and the BlockheadsThe Tale of the Halfling Chicken