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FAIRYTALE IN THE ANCIENT WORLD
by Anderson, Graham
- Used
- Very Good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0415237033
- ISBN 13
- 9780415237031
- Seller
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Routledge. Very Good. 2000. Paperback. 0415237033 . Gift inscription from the author to the half-title. Light shelfwear. ; 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: * a Jewish Egyptian Cinderella* a Snow White whose enemy is the goddess Artemis* a Pied Piper at Troy. 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. ; 256 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Ancient World Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 16794
- Title
- FAIRYTALE IN THE ANCIENT WORLD
- Author
- Anderson, Graham
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0415237033
- ISBN 13
- 9780415237031
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Place of Publication
- Florence, Kentucky, U.s.a.
- Date Published
- 2000
- Keywords
- 0415237033, Fairy Tales, Myth And Mythology, Folklore
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mythology;
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- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.