Fairy Tale in the Ancient World

Author/creator Anderson, Graham Author
Format Electronic
Publication InfoNew York : Routledge Florence : Taylor & Francis Group [Distributor]
Description256 p. ill 00.925 x 00.625 in.
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Summary Annotation In this, the first modern study of the ancient fairytale, Graham Anderson asks whether the familiar children's fairytale of today existed in the ancient world. He examines texts from the classical period and finds many stories which resemble those we know today, including:<br>* a Jewish Egyptian Cinderella<br>* a Snow White whose enemy is the goddess Artemis<br>* a Pied Piper at Troy.<br>He puts forward many previously unsuspected candidates as classical variants of the modern fairytale and argues that the degree of violence and cruelty in the ancient tales means they must have been meant for adults.
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LCCN 00029109
ISBN9780415237024
ISBN0415237025 (Trade Cloth) Active Record
Standard identifier# 9780415237024
Stock number00081154

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