Children into swans : fairy tales and the pagan imagination /

Children into swans : fairy tales and the pagan imagination /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Beveridge, Jan, 1945-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2014]
Subjects:
Fairy tales > Europe > Classification
Fairy tales > Europe > History and criticism
Europe > History
Fairy Tales > History And Criticism
History > Europe > General
Literary Criticism > Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology
Contes de fées > Europe > Histoire et critique
Contes de fées > Europe > Thèmes, motifs
Fairy tales
Heidentum
LITERARY CRITICISM > General
Märchen
Motiv
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Folklore & Mythology
Europa
Europe
Electronic books
Classification
Criticism, interpretation, etc
Table of Contents:
  • Part one History. Early Storytellers
  • The Oldest "Fairy" Tale
  • The Manuscript
  • Folk Tales and Fairy Tales
  • Part four Storytellers' Themes. Wishing, or Dreams Come True
  • The Triple Form
  • Shape-Shifting
  • Omens and Prophecies
  • Between Two Worlds
  • Spells
  • Trees
  • The Invisible World
  • A Fairy Tale Almost Forgotten
  • Part three Stories from the Pagan Year. Festival Days
  • Beltaine
  • Samain
  • Midwinter and Midsummer
  • Part two Characters. Fairies
  • Elves
  • Dwarfs
  • Household Spirits
  • Water Dwellers
  • Giants
  • Souls and Spirits

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