Fairies in Tradition and Literature

Informationen zum Autor Katharine Briggs (1898-1980). Eminent folklorist and former president of the Folklore Society. Zusammenfassung This remarkable book explores the history of fairies in literature and tradtion. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface, PART I The Fairy Peoples 1 Historic Survey 2 The Fairy Realms 3 Tutelary Spirits 4 Forgotten Gods and Nature Spirits 5 The Host of the Dead 6 Hobgoblins and Imps 7 Giants, Hags and Monsters 8 Fairy Beasts 9 Fairy Plants 10 Regional Differences PART II Traffic with the Fairies 11 The Fairy Dependence 12 Time and Seasons 13 Fairy Morality: The Double Strain 14 Changelings and Midwives 15 Fairy Wives and Fairy Lovers 16 Fairy Encounters and Odd Experiences 17 Human Opinions PART III Some Literary Fairies 18 The Poets: The Eighteenth Century 19 The Poets: The Nineteenth Century and After 20 The Foreign Invasion 21 The Moralists 22 Folklorists and Collectors 23 The Humorists 24 Whimsy 25 Something to Bite On

Product details

• Authors: Katharine Briggs, Katharine M. Briggs
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 02.11.2015
• EAN: 9781138168312
• ISBN: 978-1-138-16831-2
• No. of pages: 352
• Series: Routledge Classics; Routledge Classics
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Fantasy, FICTION / Fantasy / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Folklore & Mythology, Folklore, myths & legends, Literary studies: general, Folklore studies / Study of myth (mythology), indian Isbn