Author: George William Cox
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Category : Indo-Europeans
Languages : en
Pages : 488

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Languages : en
Pages : 488

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Pages : 488

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Author: Walter Yeeling Evans-Wentz
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
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Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 570

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In this study, which is first of all a folk-lore study, we pursue principally an anthropo-psychological method of interpreting the Celtic belief in fairies, though we do not hesitate now and then to call in the aid of philology; and we make good use of the evidence offered by mythologies, religions, metaphysics, and physical sciences.

Author: Elizabeth Wilson Grierson
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Category : Fairy tales
Languages : en
Pages : 328

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Author: Edwin Sidney Hartland
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Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 398

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Author: George William Cox
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Category : Indo-Europeans
Languages : en
Pages : 300

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Author: Jack Zipes
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 1400841828
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 256

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A provocative new theory about fairy tales from one of the world's leading authorities If there is one genre that has captured the imagination of people in all walks of life throughout the world, it is the fairy tale. Yet we still have great difficulty understanding how it originated, evolved, and spread—or why so many people cannot resist its appeal, no matter how it changes or what form it takes. In this book, renowned fairy-tale expert Jack Zipes presents a provocative new theory about why fairy tales were created and retold—and why they became such an indelible and infinitely adaptable part of cultures around the world. Drawing on cognitive science, evolutionary theory, anthropology, psychology, literary theory, and other fields, Zipes presents a nuanced argument about how fairy tales originated in ancient oral cultures, how they evolved through the rise of literary culture and print, and how, in our own time, they continue to change through their adaptation in an ever-growing variety of media. In making his case, Zipes considers a wide range of fascinating examples, including fairy tales told, collected, and written by women in the nineteenth century; Catherine Breillat's film adaptation of Perrault's "Bluebeard"; and contemporary fairy-tale drawings, paintings, sculptures, and photographs that critique canonical print versions. While we may never be able to fully explain fairy tales, The Irresistible Fairy Tale provides a powerful theory of how and why they evolved—and why we still use them to make meaning of our lives.

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Category : Literature
Languages : en
Pages : 528

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Category : Sanskrit literature
Languages : en
Pages : 634

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