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  • Dictionary of Mythology, Folklore and Symbols
    Gertrude Jobes
    A timeless classic. ...
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    148,89 €

  • Ancient Mirrors of Womanhood
    Merlin Stone
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    29,28 €

  • The Frog King
    Boria Sax
    In this illuminating discussion of the role of animals in Western thought, the author shows, through his analysis of folklore, popular ideas, and natural history, that man’s traditional fascination with animals is more than it appears. Professor Sax asserts that ’animals put us in touch with modes of perception that are prior to culture. Encounters with animals compel us to que...
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    113,99 €

  • The Folkstories of Children
    Brian Sutton-Smith
    The Folkstories of ChildrenBrian Sutton-Smith'Will delight . . . the reader with the changing blend of fantasy, memory, and the conventions of literary form.'--Contemporary PsychologyWhat prompts children to tell stories? What does the word 'story' mean to a child at two or five years of age? The Folkstories of Children, first published in 1981, features nearly five hundred sto...
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    31,31 €

  • Encounter with Oral Literature
    Okumba Miruka / Simon Okumba Miruka
    The author has undertaken extensive research in oral literature and is the author of A Dictionary of Oral Literature. Here he uses an anthological approach to examine the various genres of oral literature both at the theoretical and analytical level. The anthology emphasises the areas of definition, classification, style and themes. The book is essentially an analysis of the fo...
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    34,59 €

  • Dictionary of American Folklore
    Marjorie Tallman
    Discover the delightful tales, characters, and themes of classic American storytelling in this comprehensive Dictionary of American Folklore. Ever wonder the origins of the fairy tales, myths, and legends passed down from generation to generation throughout America’s long history? From Paul Bunyan to Johnny Appleseed, Marjorie Tallman covers it all in an engaging voice sure to ...
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    15,37 €

  • Navajo Creation Myth
    Hasteen M. Klah / Hasteen MKlah
    The Navajo creation myth, called the Diné Bahaneʼ, is one of the greatest stories of the Native American peoples, filled with evocative images of nature and wondrous storytelling.Hasteen M. Klah was a Navajo medicine man who grew up among the culture, whereby ceremonial events and sandpainting were a direct expression of the people’s beliefs. Over the course of his life he soug...
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    12,54 €

  • Croatian Tales of Long Ago
    Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić / F. S. Copeland / FSCopeland
    This vibrant and illustrated selection of Croatian myths and heroic folk tales offers stunning glimpses into a centuries-old culture.The familiar themes of the fairy tale - the gallant hero, fearsome beast, and damsel-in-distress - were popular with the storytellers of Croatia of old. What makes these stories so interesting is the local variations of familiar narratives; the ma...
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    11,32 €

  • Legends of Maui
    W. D. Westervelt / WDWestervelt
    The Hawaiian island of Maui is the origin of one of the greatest myths, wherein the demigod Maui creates Hawaii by hauling the islands up from the ocean, and sees that this new land prospers.Maui’s many exploits are given in this translation, which is adapted from the original Hawaiian script derived from the telling of the Maui legend through many generations. Though no exact ...
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    11,98 €

  • The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson
    Benjamin Thorpe
    Benjamin Thorpe’s excellent translations of the ancient Nordic legends – the Elder Eddas – are a superb introduction to Norse folklore and its pantheon of Gods.This collection is comprised of poetry from the Eddas, and begins with a historical narrative of the authorship of these verses. According to scholars, the elder Eddas were written by Sæmund, a well-travelled man from a ...
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    12,49 €

  • Tales of Languedoc
    Samuel Jacques Brun
    Tales of Languedoc is a collection of folk stories from southern France; set during the late Middle Ages and retold in modern English, the author takes effort to be faithful and accurate to the original tales.The color and cultural vibrance of rural France is reflected in the stories, as is the countryside of Languedoc; a region which is today part of Occitanie. We witness the ...
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    12,44 €

  • Legends and Popular Tales of the Basque People
    Mariana Monteiro
    The myths and legends of the Basque peoples are lively adventures which shed insight on the ancient culture and spiritual traditions unique to the Basque country.Historically, the legends of the Basque region were treated as insignificant by scholars of literature and readers. Yet Mariana Monteiro, in presenting them anew for the English reader, makes a passionate case for thei...
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    12,57 €

  • Uncle Remus
    Joel Chandler Harris
    Uncle Remus is a collection of animal stories, songs, and oral folklore, collected from southern African Americans. Many of the stories are didactic, much like those of Aesop's Fables and Jean de La Fontaine's stories. Uncle Remus is a kindly old freedman who serves as a storytelling device, passing on the folktales to children gathered around him.Uncle Remus is the fic...
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    6,02 €

  • The Mabinogion
    Lady Charlotte Guest
    The Mabinogion consists of the earliest prose literature in Great Britain, the manuscripts of which originate in 12th century Welsh, with some dating earlier, to the oral tradition of the Middle Ages.Many of the stories in the Mabinogion would become famous anew thanks to the efforts of the translator. Rendered in modern English, the narratives of an era long departed reflect t...
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    12,38 €

  • The Four Ancient Books of Wales
    William F. Skene / William FSkene
    William F. Skene was a scholar of Welsh folklore and legends; this book comprises a multitude of poems and stories from Cymric society, dating back as early as the 6th century.A stunning history of Wales and early Welsh society, this collection unites thousands of lines of verse. Originally the property of a small group of private collectors living in the north of Wales, the pa...
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    18,35 €

  • Polynesian Mythology
    Sir George J. Grey / Sir George JGrey
    Sir George Grey was among the first chroniclers to explore Hawaii and the South Sea Isles with an aim of writing down the local legends and myths – this collection contains the amazing results of his journey.It was not the author’s original plan to record the myths and legends of the Polynesian people – a government posting in New Zealand, and his subsequent encounters with nat...
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    12,46 €

  • Grimms’ Fairy Tales
    Jacob Grimm / Wilhelm Grimm
    Grimms' Fairy Tales is a collection of fairy tales by the Grimm brothers or "Brothers Grimm", Jakob and Wilhelm, and was first published in 1812.This non-illustrated edition contains 67 stories including favorites such as Little Red Riding Hood, The Frog-Prince, Rapunzel, Hansel And Gretel, Rumpelstiltskin, The Elves and The Shoemaker, and Snow-White.  ...
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    17,27 €

  • Grimms’ Fairy Tales
    Jacob Grimm / Wilhelm Grimm
    Grimms' Fairy Tales is a collection of fairy tales by the Grimm brothers or "Brothers Grimm", Jakob and Wilhelm, and was first published in 1812.This non-illustrated edition contains 67 stories including favorites such as Little Red Riding Hood, The Frog-Prince, Rapunzel, Hansel And Gretel, Rumpelstiltskin, The Elves And The Shoemaker and Snow-White.  ...
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    8,94 €


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