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Once Upon a Time: A Short History of Fairy Tale
Marina Warner
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Paperback. .
From wicked queens, beautiful princesses, elves, monsters, and goblins to giants, glass slippers, poisoned apples, magic keys, and mirrors, the characters and images of fairy tales have cast a spell over readers and audiences, both adults and children, for centuries. These fantastic stories have travelled across cultural borders, and been passed on from generation to generation, ever-changing, renewed with each re-telling. Few forms of literature have greater power to enchant us and rekindle our imagination than a fairy tale. But what is a fairy tale? Where do they come from and what do they mean? ... Read more
From wicked queens, beautiful princesses, elves, monsters, and goblins to giants, glass slippers, poisoned apples, magic keys, and mirrors, the characters and images of fairy tales have cast a spell over readers and audiences, both adults and children, for centuries. These fantastic stories have travelled across cultural borders, and been passed on from generation to generation, ever-changing, renewed with each re-telling. Few forms of literature have greater power to enchant us and rekindle our imagination than a fairy tale. But what is a fairy tale? Where do they come from and what do they mean? ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
225g
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780198779858
SKU
V9780198779858
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Ref
99-20
About Marina Warner
Marina Warner's award-winning studies of mythology and fairy tales include Alone of All Her Sex: The Myth and the Cult of the Virgin Mary (1976; re-issued 2013), Stranger Magic: Charmed States & the Arabian Nights (2012), From the Beast to the Blonde - on Fairy Tales and their Tellers (1994), Monuments & Maidens: The Allegory of the Female Form (1985), ... Read more
Reviews for Once Upon a Time: A Short History of Fairy Tale
slim but highly readable volume
Shropshire Star
10 concise, gripping chapters - the one on Magic and Metamorphosis is particularly fascinating.
The Lady
dynamic history
Guardian
Shropshire Star
10 concise, gripping chapters - the one on Magic and Metamorphosis is particularly fascinating.
The Lady
dynamic history
Guardian