Broschiertes Buch

Roman Folktales

Beschreibung

Here you'll find stories and fears of the everyday, often poking fun at those in authority, and laughing at the proud and haughty, including The Enchanted Rose Tree, The Wooing Of Cassandro, The Beggar and the Chick-Pea, The Dark King, The Old Miser and Why Cats and Dogs Always Quarrel, alongside some classical tales such as Cupid and Psyche.

Autor

Cristina Mazzoni (Volume editor and Introduction) is the Wolfgang and Barbara Mieder Green and Gold Professor of Romance Languages and Cultures at the University of Vermont. Her expertise lies in European fairy tales, literature and spirituality, and food culture. Her many books include Golden Fruit: A Cultural History of Oranges in Italy, She-Wolf: The Story of a Roman Icon and The Pomegranates and Other Modern Italian Fairy Tales. J.K. Jackson is General Editor of The World's Greatest Myths and Legends series, with titles including Myths of Babylon, Indian Myths, Egyptian Myths, Norse Myths and Polynesian Island Myths. He is editor of Myths & Legends and foreword writer for Celtic Myths & Tales. Other related work includes articles on the Philosophy of Time, 'Macbeth, A Gothic Chaos' and William Blake's use of mythology in his visionary literature.

Produktdetails

• The World's Greatest Myths and Legends
• Verlag: Flame Tree Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. September 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 196mm x 127mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 236g
• ISBN-13: 9781804178140
• ISBN-10: 1804178144
• Artikelnr.: 69603446