Ancient Fairy and Folk Tales: An Anthology

ISBN-13: 9781138361782 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 214 str.

Graham Anderson

Opis

This anthology explores the multitude of evidence for recognisable fairy tales drawn from sources in the much older cultures of the　ancient world, appearing much earlier than the 17th century where awareness of most fairy tales tends to begin.

Spis treści

1. Introduction: who’s been telling my tale?  2. The classic fairy tale: Cupid and Psyche  3. Arts of variation: Cinderellas and Snow Whites  4. Otherworldly encounters  5. Siren women  6. Rewards and punishments I  7. Rewards and punishments II: three innocent slandered maidens  8. Tricksters  9. Traditional heroes, magic objects  10. Animal tales  11. Tiny people  12. Miscellaneous tales  Appendix 1: the Sleeping Beauty (ATU 410, The Petrified Kingdom)  Appendix 2: some fragmentary hints

O autorze

Graham Anderson is Emeritus Professor of Classics in the University of Kent. He has written extensively on ancient folk and fairy tale, including Fairytale in the Ancient World (2000) and Greek and Roman Folklore: A Handbook (2006). His most recent publication is Fantasy in Greek and Roman Literature (Routledge, 2019). He is currently working on a study entitled The Pepaideumenos and his World: Intellectuals in the Roman Empire.