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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. This is one of Katharine Briggs' most important works. This is a book written by arguably the most important and learned contemporary scholar in the genre. It deserves a place in every serious collection of fairy literature. Briggs has become the springboard for virtually every serious later author/study in the field. ( ) geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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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 ... Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)809.93375Literature By Topic History, description and criticism of more than two literatures By topic Other aspects Specific themes and subjects Supernatural, mythological, legendary themesLC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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