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A companion to the fairy tale / edited by Hilda Ellis Davidson and Anna Chaudhri.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Fairy tales--History and criticism.
- Fairy tales.
- Physical Description:
- vi, 294 pages ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge [England] : D.S. Brewer ; Rochester, N.Y. : Boydell & Brewer, 2003.
- Summary:
- Studies of the fairy tale describe different interpretations of the form and theories of its origin and transmission. The aim of this book is to discuss the characteristics of the traditional fairy tale in Europe and North America, and various theories of its development and interpretation. The book deals with the main collections-the Grimm brothers, Hans Andersen, Perrault and Afanes'ev-and with the development of tales in various regions of Europe, including Ireland, Wales, Scandinavia, Germany and Russia, as well as India, where it was once claimed that they originated.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 0859917843
- OCLC:
- 52178976
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