Once upon a time : a short history of fairy tale /
In ten succinct chapters, Marina Warner guides us through the rich world of fairy tale, from Cinderella and Hansel and Gretel to Snow White and Pan's Labyrinth. Exploring pervasive themes of folklore, myth, the supernatural, imagination, and fantasy, Warner highlights the impact of the genre on...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, New York :
Oxford University Press,
2014.
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Full text (MFA users only) |
| ISBN: | 9780191028762 0191028762 0191028770 9780191028779 |
| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
Table of Contents:
- The worlds of faery : far away & down below
- With a touch of her wand : magic & metamorphosis
- Voices on the page : tales, tellers, & translators
- Potato soup : true stories/real life
- Childish things : pictures & conversations
- On the couch : house-training the id
- In the dock : don't bet on the prince
- Double vision : the dream of reason
- On stage & screen : states of illusion.