Author: Johann Carl A. Musaeus
Publisher:
ISBN:
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Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
Popular tales of the Germans [selected from J.C.A. Musaeus] tr. [by W. Beckford].
Author: Johann Carl A. Musaeus
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 352
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Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 352
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Bloody Mary in the Mirror
Author: Alan Dundes
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN: 9781604731873
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
Seven ways in which psychoanalysis illuminates folklore Bloody Mary in the Mirror mixes Sigmund Freud with vampires and explores various folklore genres to see what new light psychoanalysis can shed on folklore techniques and forms. In seven fascinating essays, folklorist Alan Dundes applies psychoanalytic theory to illuminate such genres as legend (in the vampire tale), folktale (in the ancient Egyptian tale of two brothers), custom (in fraternity hazing and ritual fasting), and games (in the modern Greek game of "Long Donkey"). One of two essays Dundes co-authored with daughter Lauren Dundes, professor of sociology at Western Maryland College, successfully probes the content of Disney's The Little Mermaid, yielding new insights into this popular reworking of a Hans Christian Andersen favorite. Among folk rituals investigated is the girl's game of "Bloody Mary." Elementary or middle school-age girls huddle in a darkened bathroom awaiting the appearance in the mirror of a frightening apparition. The plausible analysis of this well-known, if somewhat puzzling, rite is one of many surprising and enlightening finds in this book. All of the essays in this volume create new takes on old traditions. Bloody Mary in the Mirror is an expedition into psychoanalytic folklore techniques and constitutes a giant step towards realizing the potential psychoanalysis promises for folklore studies. Alan Dundes (deceased) was professor of anthropology and folklore at the University of California, Berkeley.
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN: 9781604731873
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
Seven ways in which psychoanalysis illuminates folklore Bloody Mary in the Mirror mixes Sigmund Freud with vampires and explores various folklore genres to see what new light psychoanalysis can shed on folklore techniques and forms. In seven fascinating essays, folklorist Alan Dundes applies psychoanalytic theory to illuminate such genres as legend (in the vampire tale), folktale (in the ancient Egyptian tale of two brothers), custom (in fraternity hazing and ritual fasting), and games (in the modern Greek game of "Long Donkey"). One of two essays Dundes co-authored with daughter Lauren Dundes, professor of sociology at Western Maryland College, successfully probes the content of Disney's The Little Mermaid, yielding new insights into this popular reworking of a Hans Christian Andersen favorite. Among folk rituals investigated is the girl's game of "Bloody Mary." Elementary or middle school-age girls huddle in a darkened bathroom awaiting the appearance in the mirror of a frightening apparition. The plausible analysis of this well-known, if somewhat puzzling, rite is one of many surprising and enlightening finds in this book. All of the essays in this volume create new takes on old traditions. Bloody Mary in the Mirror is an expedition into psychoanalytic folklore techniques and constitutes a giant step towards realizing the potential psychoanalysis promises for folklore studies. Alan Dundes (deceased) was professor of anthropology and folklore at the University of California, Berkeley.
Hans Christian Andersen
Author: Jackie Wullschlager
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 9780226917474
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
Beloved by generations of children and adults around the world for tales such as "The Ugly Duckling" and "The Emperor's New Clothes," Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875) revolutionized children's literature. Although others before him had collected and retold folk stories and fairy tales, Andersen was the first to create the stories himself, instilling a previously stilted genre with new humor, wisdom, and pathos. Drawing on letters, diaries, and other original sources (many never before translated from the Danish), Wullschlager shows in this compelling, extensively researched biography how Andersen's writings—darker and more diverse than previously recognized—reflected the complexities of his life, a far cry from the "happily ever after" of a fairy tale. As we follow in his footsteps from Golden Age Copenhagen to the princely courts of Germany and the villas of southern Italy, Andersen becomes a figure every bit as fascinating as a character from one of his stories—a gawky, self-pitying, and desperate man, but also one of the most gifted storytellers the world has ever known.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 9780226917474
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
Beloved by generations of children and adults around the world for tales such as "The Ugly Duckling" and "The Emperor's New Clothes," Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875) revolutionized children's literature. Although others before him had collected and retold folk stories and fairy tales, Andersen was the first to create the stories himself, instilling a previously stilted genre with new humor, wisdom, and pathos. Drawing on letters, diaries, and other original sources (many never before translated from the Danish), Wullschlager shows in this compelling, extensively researched biography how Andersen's writings—darker and more diverse than previously recognized—reflected the complexities of his life, a far cry from the "happily ever after" of a fairy tale. As we follow in his footsteps from Golden Age Copenhagen to the princely courts of Germany and the villas of southern Italy, Andersen becomes a figure every bit as fascinating as a character from one of his stories—a gawky, self-pitying, and desperate man, but also one of the most gifted storytellers the world has ever known.
Vox Regis: or, the difference betwixt a King ruling by Law and a Tyrant by his own will ... In two speeches of King James; to the Parliaments in 1603 and March 21, 1609 and in his Basilicon Doron
Author: James I (King of England)
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 8
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Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 8
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Popular Tales of the Germans
Author: William Beckford
Publisher:
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Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
The Love for Three Oranges
Author:
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1906442029
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1906442029
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
Danish Fairy Tales, from Svend Grundtvig
Author: Sven Grundtvig
Publisher:
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Category : Fairy tales
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Fairy tales
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
The Pink Fairy Book
Author: Andrew Lang
Publisher: Amereon Limited
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
41 Japanese, Scandinavian, and Sicilian tales: "The Snow-Queen," "The Cunning Shoemaker," "The Two Brothers," "The Merry Wives," "The Man without a Heart," and more. 69 illustrations.
Publisher: Amereon Limited
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
41 Japanese, Scandinavian, and Sicilian tales: "The Snow-Queen," "The Cunning Shoemaker," "The Two Brothers," "The Merry Wives," "The Man without a Heart," and more. 69 illustrations.
Fairy Tales and Stories
Author: Hans Christian Andersen
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 575
Book Description
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 575
Book Description
Native American Stories
Author: Joseph Bruchac
Publisher: Fulcrum Publishing
ISBN: 9781555910945
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
A collection of Native American tales and myths focusing on the relationship between man and nature.
Publisher: Fulcrum Publishing
ISBN: 9781555910945
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
A collection of Native American tales and myths focusing on the relationship between man and nature.