The Fairies in Tradition and Literature
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Informação do Produto
| ISBN | 9780415286015 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Katharine Briggs |
| Editora | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Formato | Capa mole |
| Número de páginas | 352 |
| Peso (kg) | 0,358 |
| Data de Publicação | 20/06/2002 |
| Preço (iva excl.) | € 27,26 |
| Imposto | € 1,64 |
| Preço (iva inc.) | € 28,90 |
| Disponibilidade | 15 unidades em armazém externo |
Descrição do Produto
Fairies fascinate young and old alike. To some they offer tantalizing glimpses of other worlds, to others a subversive counterpoint to human arrogance and weakness. Like no other author, Katharine Briggs throughout her work communicated the thrill and delight of the world of fairies, and in this book she articulated for the first time the history of that world in tradition and literature.
From every period and every country, poets and storytellers have described a magical world inhabited by elfin spirits. Capricious and vengeful, or beautiful and generous, they''ve held us in thrall for generations. And on a summer''s morn, as the dew dries softly on the grass, if you kneel and look under a toadstool, well ...