ilość książek w kategorii: 981
Djeha, the North African Trickster
ISBN: 9781496847041 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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601,51 zł |
Divine Might: Goddesses in Greek Myth
ISBN: 9780063377097 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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128,84 zł |
Art Stories Unveiled: Discovering the Tales Behind Masterpieces
ISBN: 9788119747580 / Telugu Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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118,32 zł |
The Power of Imagination: Comparative Analysis of Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature
ISBN: 9788119855087 / Telugu Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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109,66 zł |
African Mythology: Journey Through Time With Myths and Folklore (A Captivating Guide to African Mythology and Gods of Ancient Egypt)
ISBN: 9781999255589 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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85,68 zł |
Journey to Mexico
ISBN: 9781940625645 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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146,01 zł |
The Power of Myth: Unraveling the Stories That Define Humanity
ISBN: 9788196842949 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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124,54 zł |
Tales of the Cosmos: A Collection of Tales and Odes
ISBN: 9781917096270 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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144,25 zł |
The Bront?s and the Fairy Tale
ISBN: 9780821425640 / Angielski / 15-10-2024 Książka dostępna od: 15-10-2024 |
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Termin ukazania się książki: 15-10-2024
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346,60 zł |
The Realm of Faerie - Fairy Life and Legend in Britain (Folklore History Series)
ISBN: 9781445521459 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This fantastic book is a must read for anybody who has an interest in fairy lore and the history of folklore concerning the fairy. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900's and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
This fantastic book is a must read for anybody who has an interest in fairy lore and the history of folklore concerning the fairy. Many of the earlies...
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173,10 zł |
Curiosities of Olden Times
ISBN: 9781835526552 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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68,67 zł |
Myths to Live by
ISBN: 9780140194616 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "There is no one quite like Joseph Campbell. He knows the vast sweep of man's panoramic past as few men have evern known it." -The Village Voice
What is a properly functioning mythology and what are its functions? Can we use myths to help relieve our modern anxiety, or do they help foster it? In Myths to Live by, Joseph Campbell explores the enduring power of the universal myths that influence our lives daily and examines the myth-making process from the primitive past to the immediate present, retuning always to the source from which all mythology springs: the... "There is no one quite like Joseph Campbell. He knows the vast sweep of man's panoramic past as few men have evern known it." -The Village Voice...
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85,89 zł |
The Dictionary of Imaginary Places: The Newly Updated and Expanded Classic
ISBN: 9780156008723 / Angielski / Miękka / 776 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. From Atlantis to Xanadu and beyond, this Baedeker of make-believe takes readers on a tour of more than 1,200 realms invented by storytellers from Homer's day to our own. Here you will find Shangri-La and El Dorado; Utopia and Middle Earth; Wonderland and Freedonia. Here too are Jurassic Park, Salman Rushdie's Sea of Stories, and the fabulous world of Harry Potter. The history and behavior of the inhabitants of these lands are described in loving detail, and are supplemented by more than 200 maps and illustrations that depict the lay of the land in a host of elsewheres. A must-have for the...
From Atlantis to Xanadu and beyond, this Baedeker of make-believe takes readers on a tour of more than 1,200 realms invented by storytellers from Home...
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128,79 zł |
Haunted Houses U.S.A.
ISBN: 9780671662585 / Angielski / Miękka / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Now readers can discover the best places to encounter ghosts. From restaurants to mansions to graveyards, this chilling book is a fascinating guide to incredible haunting sites.
Now readers can discover the best places to encounter ghosts. From restaurants to mansions to graveyards, this chilling book is a fascinating guide to...
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98,56 zł |
Evolution of Tolkiens Mythology: A Study of the History of Middle-Earth
ISBN: 9780786432813 / Angielski / Miękka / 232 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This work provides a thorough study of Tolkiens life and influences through an analysis of The History of Middle Earth. The work begins with a brief biography and an analysis of the major influences in Tolkiens early life. Following chapters deal with elements common to Tolkiens popular works, including the cosmogony, theogony, cosmology, metaphysics, and eschatology of Middle Earth.
This work provides a thorough study of Tolkiens life and influences through an analysis of The History of Middle Earth. The work begins with a brief b...
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126,48 zł |
Ariadne's Thread: A Guide to International Tales Found in Classical Literature
ISBN: 9780801436703 / Angielski / Twarda / 576 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. From Cinderella to The Boy Who Cried Wolf to The Dragon Slayer to the Judgment of Solomon, certain legends, myths, and folktales are part of the oral tradition in countries around the world. In addition to their pervasiveness, these stories show an...
From Cinderella to The Boy Who Cried Wolf to The Dragon Slayer to the Judgment of Solomon, certain legends, myths, and folktales are part of the oral ...
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273,63 zł |
Singing the Past
ISBN: 9780801437366 / Angielski / Twarda / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Oral epic poetry is still performed by Turkic singers in Central Asia. On trips to the region, Karl Reichl collected heroic poems from the Uzbek, Kazakh, and Karakalpak oral traditions. Through a close analysis of these Turkic works, he shows that they are typologically similar to heroic poetry in Old English, Old High German, and Old French and that they can offer scholars new insights into the oral background of these medieval texts.Reichl draws on his research in Central Asia to discuss questions regarding performance as well as the singers' training, role in society, and repertoire. He...
Oral epic poetry is still performed by Turkic singers in Central Asia. On trips to the region, Karl Reichl collected heroic poems from the Uzbek, Kaza...
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405,38 zł |
The Odyssey in Athens: Myths of Cultural Origins
ISBN: 9780801473357 / Angielski / Miękka / 232 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A study in poetic interaction, The Odyssey in Athens explores the ways in which narrative structure and parallels within and between epic poems create or disclose meaning. Erwin F. Cook also broadens the scope of this intertextual approach to include the relationship of Homeric epic to ritual. Specifically he argues that the Odyssey achieved its form as a written text within the context of Athenian civic cults during the reign of Peisistratos. Focusing on the prologue and the Apologoi (Books 9 12), Cook shows how the traditional Greek polarity between force and intelligence informs the... A study in poetic interaction, The Odyssey in Athens explores the ways in which narrative structure and parallels within and between epic poems cre... |
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202,69 zł |
Aesop's Fables: With a Life of Aesop
ISBN: 9780813118123 / Angielski / Twarda / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In 1489 Johan Hurus printed the first collection of fables in Spain, Lavida del Ysopetconsusfabulas hystoriadas. Illustrated with nearly 200 woodcuts, this work quickly became the most-read book in Spain, beloved of both children and adults. Reprinted many times in the next three centuries and carried to the New World, it brought to Spanish letters a cornucopia of Aesopic fables, oriental apologues, and folktales that were borrowed by such writers as Cervantes, Lope de Vega, and especially the fabulists Iriarte and Samaniego. John Keller and Clark Keating now present the first... In 1489 Johan Hurus printed the first collection of fables in Spain, Lavida del Ysopetconsusfabulas hystoriadas. Illustrated with nearly 20... |
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182,43 zł |