Face it, fairy tales were always kind of kinky: from beautiful queens tied up in knots by wicked sorcerers to a wide variety of naughty and nice scenarios.
Unavailable for more than 70 years, this early but important work is published for the first time with Tolkien's 'Corrigan' poems and other supporting material, including a prefatory note by Christopher Tolkien.
*Winner of the Aurora Award for Best Novel*'Spellbinding' JJA Harwood'An entertaining and dark read' Stylist'An absorbing novel' Guardian'Beautifully written' Elizabeth Chadwick'Power is not something you are given.
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From the epic adventures of gods and heroes to tales of the world's beginning, this illustrated collection of myths and legends from Greece and Rome is a captivating exploration of the tales that shaped the ancient world.
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.
This volume proposes new insights into the uses of classical mythology by Shakespeare and his contemporaries, focusing on interweaving processes in early modern appropriations of myth.
This edition of Grimm's Fairy Tales contains thirty-six tales, selected by Elenore Abbott and decorated with her stunning colour, and black-and-white illustrations.
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Wunderschön illustrierte Geschichten zur »Grishaverse«-Serie auf Netflix: Alina Starkovs Ausgabe von »Die Leben der Heiligen«, mit farbenprächtigen Illustrationen zu jeder GeschichteDie Geschichten in »Die Leben der Heiligen« bieten Alina Starkov, Nina Zenik oder Nikolai Lantsov immer wieder Trost und Rat in schwierigen Situationen, gerne wird in den »Grisha«-Romanen aus dem mythischen Buch zitiert.
From the critically acclaimed author of The Mercy of Thin Air comes the profound story of a strong, resilient woman who risks everything to be true to herself, ';an otherworldly tale that charts the all-too-human territory between heartbreak and hope' (Deborah Harkness, New York Times bestselling author of A Discovery of Witches and Shadow of Night).
This vintage book contains Joseph Jacobs' 1916 collection of fairy tales, "e;European Folk and Fairy Tales"e;, features over two dozen stories taken from popular oral tradition united with John D.
Die Figur des Herrschers in der mittelalterlichen Exempelliteratur des Okzidents steht im Hinblick auf Exemplarität und Transkulturalität im Zentrum der hispanistischen und germanistischen Studien dieses Bandes.
Powerful Circe, daughter of the sun-god Helios, is sad to see Odysseus, King of Ithaca, depart from her island, Aeaeabut her heartbreak is eased after dolphins take her to Delos, where she explores a new love relationship.
This book retells the story of Sinbad the Sailor and recounts tales of the voyages on which he acquired his wealth, of the strange peoples and monsters he encountered along the way and of lands beyond the horizon.
