Sleeping Beauty - And Other Tales of Slumbering Princesses (Origins of Fairy Tales from Around the World): Origins of Fairy Tales from Around the Worl

ISBN-13: 9781473326408 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 142 str.

Amelia Carruthers

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Sleeping Beauty – Origins of the Fairy Tale from around the World contains seven different versions of the Sleeping Beauty story. It includes an in-depth introduction to the fairy tale genre itself, as well as the folkloric provenance of Sleeping Beauty. It includes Sun, Moon and Talia by Giambattista Basile, La Belle au Bois Dormant by Charles Perrault, the tale of Briar Rose by the Brothers Grimm and the Ancient Egyptian legend of The Doomed Prince. What is a fairy tale? The Origins of Fairy Tales from around the World series helps to answer this question, by showcasing the amazing breath and diversity involved in classic fairy tales. It focuses on the unusual phenomenon that the same tales, with only minor variations, appear again and again in different cultures – across time and geographical space. Traditionally told as short stories for children, and for adults too, these popular fairy tales will be sure to delight both young and old. Beautifully illustrated, these story books combine the best story-telling, with the best art-work, in order that the two may be fully appreciated.