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From the Beast to the Blonde: On Fairy Tales and Their Tellers
| Author: | Marina Warner |
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Vintage, 2015 Vintage, 2000 Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1995 Vintage, 1995 Chatto & Windus, 1994 |
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| Book Type: | Non-Fiction |
| Genre: | Fantasy |
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Synopsis
Winner of the Mythopoeic Scholarship Award for Myth and Fantasy Studies
Entrancing, multi-layered and as wittily subversive as fairy tales themselves, this beautifully illustrated work explores and illuminates the unfolding history of famous fairy tales and the contexts in which they flourished. It also lifts the curtain on the tellers themselves -- from ancient sibyls and old crones to the more modern Angela Carter and, of course, Walt Disney. A brilliant compendium of folklore, fairytales and learning which reveals unexpected links and histories behind some of our oldest and most-loved tales.
Table of Contents:
- List of Illustrations
- Picture Credits
- Introduction
Part One - The Tellers
- In the Cave of the Enchantress
- The Old Wives' Tale
- Word of Mouth
- Game Old Birds
- No Hideous Hum
- Saint Anne, Dear Nan
- The Magic of the Cross
- The Glass Paving and the Secret Foot
- On Riddles, Asses and the Wisdom of Fools
- Sweet Talk, Pleasant Laughter
- In the Kingdom of Fiction
- Granny Bonnets, Wolves' Cover
Part Two - The Tales
- Absent Mothers
- Wicked Stepmothers
- Demon Lovers
- The Ogre's Appetite
- Reluctant Brides
- Go! Be a Beast
- The Runaway Girls
- The Silence of the Fathers
- The Language of Hair
- From the Beast to the Blonde
- The Silence of the Daughters
- Conclusion
- Abbreviations
- Notes
- Bibliography
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