The Fairy Mythology
Author : Thomas Keightley
Publisher :
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 35,34 MB
Release : 1833
Category : Fairy tales
ISBN :
Fairy Lore
Author : D. L. Ashliman
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 39,54 MB
Release : 2005-12-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0313042004
Book Description
Fairy lore concerns beliefs about elves, dwarfs, gnomes, trolls, mermaids, brownies, pixies, leprechauns, and many other beings found in world folklore. Written for students and general readers, this book is an introduction to fairy lore from around the world. The handbook defines and classifies types of fairies, provides numerous examples and texts, overviews scholarship, and discusses the role of fairies in art, film, and popular culture. It closes with a glossary and a bibliography of print and electronic resources.
Encyclopedia of Fairies in World Folklore and Mythology
Author : Theresa Bane
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 430 pages
File Size : 30,32 MB
Release : 2013-08-28
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1476612420
Book Description
Fairies have been revered and feared, sometimes simultaneously, throughout recorded history. This encyclopedia of concise entries, from the A-senee-ki-waku of northeastern North America to the Zips of Central America and Mexico, includes more than 2,500 individual beings and species of fairy and nature spirits from a wide range of mythologies and religions from all over the globe.
The Mythology of Fairies
Author : Thomas Keightley
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 630 pages
File Size : 24,3 MB
Release : 2022-11-13
Category : Social Science
ISBN :
Book Description
The Fairy Mythology is a great collection of folk tales about fairies from all over the world. The book looks at fairy traditions from various countries and nations; Scandinavia, the British Isles, Germany, with folklore tales and the histories behind myths and legends of such mythical creatures as the Kobolds or Korrigans. The author took a thorough approach to the study of myth and folklore, and explored the parallels between the myth of a nation to the religions and mythology of other regions.
The Fairy-faith in Celtic Countries
Author : Walter Yeeling Evans-Wentz
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 570 pages
File Size : 10,45 MB
Release : 1911
Category : Fiction
ISBN :
Book Description
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.
Fairy Tale as Myth/Myth as Fairy Tale
Author : Jack Zipes
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 36,32 MB
Release : 2013-04-06
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0813143918
Book Description
" Explores the historical rise of the literary fairy tale as genre in the late seventeenth century. In his examinations of key classical fairy tales, Zipes traces their unique metamorphoses in history with stunning discoveries that reveal their ideological relationship to domination and oppression. Tales such as Beauty and the Beast, Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, and Rumplestiltskin have become part of our everyday culture and shapers of our identities. In this lively work, Jack Zipes explores the historical rise of the literary fairy tale as genre in the late seventeenth century and examines the ideological relationship of classic fairy tales to domination and oppression in Western society. The fairy tale received its most "mythic" articulation in America. Consequently, Zipes sees Walt Disney's Snow White as an expression of American male individualism, film and literary interpretations of L. Frank Baum's The Wizard of Oz as critiques of American myths, and Robert Bly's Iron John as a misunderstanding of folklore and traditional fairy tales. This book will change forever the way we look at the fairy tales of our youth.
British Goblins
Author : Wirt Sikes
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 17,20 MB
Release : 2016-12-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 1365619664
Book Description
British Goblins - Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions. British Goblins does a good job at its stated purpose - collecting and loosely categorizing Welsh Folklore of every category, ranging from the reasons behind certain customs and superstitions of daily life, to descriptions and associated stories of various faeries, goblins, and giants, to descriptions of apparitions and the view of the afterlife, to more fantastic things, like dragons, standing stones, and magic wells and stones. Although a somewhat anecdotal approach is taken, the author has in fact preserved a good deal of information that might have otherwise been lost.
The Irish Fairy Book
Author : Alfred Perceval Graves
Publisher :
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 12,81 MB
Release : 1918
Category : Fairy tales
ISBN :
Book Description
Fairies
Author : Skye Alexander
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 19,81 MB
Release : 2014-02-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1440573069
Book Description
An enchanting treasury of fairy lore! Around the corner, behind the bushes, and just out of sight...fairies have spent hundreds of years weaving their way in and out of our homes and gardens to spread their magic. Featuring folklore, mythology, and poetry from around the world, this lovely collection reveals these ethereal spirits' extraordinary powers and the history behind their existence. From the case of the Cottingley fairies in the early twentieth century, whose photographs fooled thousands (including Arthur Conan Doyle), to the mischievous fairies found in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, the fascinating stories surrounding these magical sprites are sure to captivate anyone who has ever dreamed of catching one hiding deep within her flowerbed. Whether you're interested in exploring the history and culture or just want to learn more about fairies' powers and trickery, you'll love plunging into the enchanting tales that bring these whimsical creatures to life. Complete with hundreds of lovely illustrations, Fairies reveals the magnificent beauty of these mesmerizing sprites as well as their knack for causing mischief.
Tales and Popular Fictions
Author : Thomas Keightley
Publisher :
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 35,25 MB
Release : 1834
Category : Folk literature
ISBN :
