Ancient fairy and folk tales : an anthology / Graham Anderson
| データ種別 | 図書 |
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| 出版者 | London ; New York : Routledge |
| 出版年 | 2020 |
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| 本文言語 | 英語 |
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| 大きさ | xii, 213 p. ; 24 cm |
| 内容注記 | Introduction: Who's been telling my tale? The classic fairy tale Arts of variation: Cinderellas and Snow Whites Otherworldly encounters Siren women Rewards and punishments I Rewards and punishments II: Three innocent slandered maidens Tricksters Traditional heroes, magic objects Animal tales Tiny people Miscellaneous tales |
| 一般注記 | Includes bibliographical references and index Summary: "This anthology explores the multitude of evidence for recognisable fairy tales drawn from sources in the much older cultures of the ancient world, appearing much earlier than the 17th century where awareness of most fairy tales tends to begin. It presents versions of Cinderella, The Emperor's New Clothes, Snow White, The Frog Prince and a host of others where the similarities to familiar "modern" versions far outweigh the differences. Here we find Cinderella as a courtesan, Snow White coming to a tragic end, or an innocent heroine murdering her sisters. We find an emperor's new clothes where the flatterers compare him to Alexander the Great, or a pair of adulterers caught in a magic trap. Tantalising fragments suggest that there is more to be discovered: we can point to a Sleeping Beauty where the girl takes on the green colouring of the surrounding wood, or we encounter a Rumpelstiltskin connected to a mystery cult. The overall picture suggests a much richer texture of popular tale as a fascinating |
| 著者標目 | *Anderson, Graham author |
| 件 名 | LCSH:Fairy tales -- History and Critism
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| 分 類 | LCC:GR550 DC23:398.209 |
| ISBN | 9781138361799 |
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