Baba Yaga : the wild witch of the East in Russian fairy tales / introduction and translations by Sibelan Forrester ; captions to images by Helena Goscilo ; selection of images by Martin Skoro and Helena Goscilo ; edited by Sibelan Forrester, Helena Goscilo, and Martin Skoro ; foreword by Jack Zipes.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Forrester, Sibelan E. S. (Sibelan Elizabeth S.)

Goscilo, Helena, 1945-

Skoro, Martin.

Zipes, Jack, 1937-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Baba Yaga (Legendary character).

Baba Yaga.

Tales--Russia.

Tales.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (257 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Jackson, Mississippi : University Press of Mississippi, 2013.

Summary:

Collection of twenty-nine fairy tales featuring Baba Yaga that draws from the famous collection of Aleksandr Afanas'ev, but also includes some tales from the lesser-known nineteenth-century collection of Ivan Khudiakov, along with images that show how artists have imagined her for over more than two centuries.

Contents:

Cover

Contents

FOREWORD: Unfathomable Baba Yagas

PREFACE, ACKNOWLEDGMENTS, AND TRANSLATOR'S NOTE

INTRODUCTION: Baba Yaga: The Wild Witch of the East

BRIEF BIBLIOGRAPHY FOR FURTHER READING

Tales of Baba Yaga

"Baba Yaga I"

"Baba Yaga II"

"Baba Yaga and the Kid"

"Baba-Yaga and the Runt"

"Finist the Bright Falcon II"

"Go I Don't Know Where, Bring I Don't Know What"

"Ivanushka"

"Mar'ia Morevna"

"Moon and Star"

"Prince Danila-Govorila"

"Prince Ivan and Beloy Polyanin"

"The Bear Tsar"

"The Bogatyrs Soska, Usynia, Gorynia, and Duginia"

"The Brother"

"The Daughter-in-Law"

"The Enchanted Princess"

"The Feather of Finist the Bright Falcon"

"The Firebird"

"The Frog and the Bogatyr"

"The Frog Princess"

"The Geese and Swans"

"The Stepdaughter and the Stepmother's Daughter"

"The Tale of the Daring Young Man and the Apples of Youth"

"The Tale of the Fine Young Man and the Apples of Youth"

"The Tale of the Fine Young Man and the Apples of Youth II"

"The Three Kingdoms"

"The Three Kingdoms-Copper, Silver, and Gold"

"The Tsar-Maiden"

"Vasilisa the Beautiful"

Notes

Index

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

Q

R

S

T

U

V

W

Y

Z.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-62103-943-9

1-61703-596-3

OCLC:

828334128