Welsh Fairy Book

Klappentext The Welsh Fairy Book is the finest example of Welsh book illustration to have been produced in the ferment of the early twentieth century. Published originally in 1907, the stories collected here were set in prose by the Welsh folklorist W. Jenkyn Thomas, editor of classical texts and of the poetry collection Penillion Telyn (1894), and illustrated by the Hungarian graphic artist Willy Pogany in the art nouveau idiom that was at the height of its popularity in the first decade of the twentieth century. This edition includes an introduction by Juliette Wood, chronicling and contextualising changing attitudes towards the work of folklorists and Welsh folk studies, to present again this important example of illustrated text from Wales. Zusammenfassung Containing a variety of tales from Wales! a land rich in folklore and fairy stories! this book will be of interest to both young readers and old.

Product details

• Authors: W. Jenkyn Thomas, W.jenkyn Thomas
• Assisted by: Willy Pogany (Illustration), Juliette M. Wood (Introduction)
• Publisher: University of Wales Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.07.1996
• EAN: 9780708312575
• ISBN: 978-0-7083-1257-5
• No. of pages: 310
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books; Guides > Spirituality > Ancient knowledge, ancient cultures; JUVENILE FICTION / Fairy Tales & Folklore / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Folklore & Mythology, book, Welsh, JUVENILE FICTION / Legends, Myths, Fables / General, Fairy, Folklore, myths & legends, Traditional stories (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Traditional stories, Folklore studies / Study of myth (mythology)