Fiction: Traditional stories, myths and fairy tales

This book offers a model for understanding the patterns of meaning that human societies create.

This book interprets films as visual texts and demonstrates the affinities between Greco-Roman literature and the cinema.

This 2007 book is an introductory history of racial slavery in the Americas.

Selection of translated texts focusing primarily on political institutions and political activity in ancient Greece.

This book explores the contrast between our modern understanding of free speech and that of the ancient Athenians.

This book explores identity, and our engagement in everyday roles, alongside doubts over identity and authenticity.

Important and learned contribution to the cultural and educational history of Elizabethan England.

"Heilkräuter & Märchen – Band 1: Von Aloe Vera bis Lungenkraut"Stell dir vor, jede Pflanze hätte eine Stimme…Tritt ein in eine Welt voller Zauber und Heilung – wo uralte Heilkräuter ihre Geschichten erzählen und Märchen voller Weisheit und Magie die Seele berühren.

Nowhere in the nineteenth century did interest in folklore and mythology have a more thorough revival than in Ireland.

Here are thirty-one enchanting selections drawn from Andrew Lang's famous series of colorfully titled fairy tale anthologies.

This major addition to Blackwell s Companions to the Ancient World series covers all aspects of religion in the ancient Greek world from the archaic, through the classical and into the Hellenistic period.

A comprehensive treatment of the significant symbols and institutions of Roman religion, this companion places the various religious symbols, discourses, and practices, including Judaism and Christianity, into a larger framework to reveal the sprawling landscape of the Roman religion.

Fascinating profiles of modern writers and artists who tapped the political potential of fairy talesJack Zipes has spent decades as a "e;scholarly scavenger,"e; discovering forgotten fairy tales in libraries, flea markets, used bookstores, and internet searches, and he has introduced countless readers to these remarkable works and their authors.

The final chapter in Ashok K.

'The Stardust Thief will transport you, enchant you, and revive your belief in the magic of storytelling' Shelley Parker-Chan, author of She Who Became the SunInspired by stories from One Thousand and One Nights, The Stardust Thief weaves the gripping tale of a legendary smuggler, a cowardly prince and a dangerous quest across the desert to find a magical lamp.

Everyone knows the story of Rapunzel in the tower, but do you know the tale of the witch who put her there?

'Whimsical but never frivolous, sweet but not sugary, deeply kind rather than merely nice.

'Smart and subversive, these charming romances will ignite your heart - and your hope' Shelley Parker-Chan, author of She Who Became the SunProper Regency ladies are not supposed to become magicians - but Miss Abigail Wilder is far from proper.

'A darkly gorgeous fantasy that sparkles with snow and magic, this book wholly enchanted me' Sangu Mandanna, author of The Very Secret Society of Irregular WitchesEnter the world of the hidden folk - and discover the most whimsical, enchanting and heart-warming tale you'll read this year, featuring the intrepid Emily Wilde.

WINNER OF THE NEBULA AWARD FOR BEST NOVELWINNER OF THE LOCUS AWARD FOR BEST FIRST NOVELONE OF THE GUARDIAN'S TOP TEN 21ST CENTURY FANTASY NOVELS'Clever, wickedly fun .

'IMAGINATIVE AND COMPELLING' Juliet Marillier, author of the Sevenwaters SeriesTHERE IS A VERY OLD STORY, RARELY TOLD, OF A WOLF THAT RUNS INTO THE OCEAN AND BECOMES A WHALE.

***Shortlisted for the Hugo, Nebula and Locus awards for Best Novel***'A gorgeous, aching love letter to stories, storytellers and the doors they lead us through .

'Her Imagination was one of the most dazzling this century' MARINA WALKER, INDEPENDENT 'The way to Carter's visionary and lurid world' THE TIMES'The darting, lyrical pen of Angela Carter, mistress of the erotic picaresque' KIRKUS REVIEWS'I know nothing.

'The boldest of English women writers' LORNA SAGE 'Her writing is pyrotechnic - fuelled with ideas, packed with images and spangling the night with her starry language' OBSERVER 'She can glide from ancient to modern, from darkness to luminosity, from depravity to comedy without any hint of strain and without losing the elusive power of the original tales' THE TIMES 'This crazy world whirled around her, men and women dwarfed by toys and puppets, where even the birds are mechanical and the few human figures went masked .

The Night is Not For You .

Haunting in every sense, White is for Witching by Helen Oyeyemi is a spine-tingling tribute to the power of magic, myth and memory.

Valerio Massimo Manfredi's The Last Legion opens on the day that the Western Roman Empire collapses finally in 470AD, as the Last Emperor of Rome is encamped and protected by the Nova Invicta Legion.

'This is unequivocally a work of brilliance.

A woman's take on the timeless Hindu tale the Mahabharata, The Palace of Illusions transports us back to a time that is half-history, half-myth, and wholly magical.

King Rat blends eerie fairy tale and contemporary urban fantasy in China Mieville's fantastical debut.

Religion is a modern invention, a category used to describe and study certain kinds of human behaviour.

Strong women who prevail and triumph using their intelligence, courage, or resourcefulness are celebrated in this gathering of stories for all ages.

This volume offers 28 versions of the fable of "e;Beauty and the Beast"e;, with minimal adaptations from Europe, Asia, Africa, the Middle East and America.