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These lrish tales all are reprinted from nineteenth-century
sources, but they date back to a centuries-old oral tradition of
storytelling that had yet to be committed to the printed page. They
were passed down through the ages virtually unaltered and feature a
wide variety of fantastic beings. This edition has an exquisitely
designed bonded-leather binding, with distinctive gilt edging and a
silk-ribbon bookmark.
Presents eight essays on translations and reinterpretations of Old
Norse myth and saga from the eighteenth century.
Sentenced to Lockdown, regarded as "non-essential", 40 South African writers get together in a virtual Corona Collective, to pen The Lockdown Collection, trying to make sense of a world, held hostage by a virus.
Powerfully visceral, this gem includes a list of South Africa's most celebrated writers, brilliantly capturing the emotional, the spiritual and even the humorous effects of a global pandemic.
This historical gem includes: Sisonke Msimang, Lebo Mashile, Fred Khumalo and Marianne Thamm.
Parents, teachers and Children will delight in these magical
stories that promote responsible stewardship toward all living
things. With original illustrations by Mohawk artists John
Kahionhes Fadden and David Kanietakeron Fadden, these mythical
stories draw upon legends from eighteen Native American tribes and
illustrate the importance of plant life in Native American
traditions.
Reynard - a subversive, dashing, anarchic, aristocratic, witty fox
from the watery lowlands of medieval East Flanders - is in trouble.
He has been summoned to the court of King Noble the Lion, charged
with all manner of crimes and misdemeanours. How will he pit his
wits against his accusers - greedy Bruin the Bear, pretentious
Courtoys the Hound or dark and dangerous Isengrim the Wolf - to
escape the gallows? Reynard was once the most popular and beloved
character in European folklore, as familiar as Robin Hood, King
Arthur or Cinderella. His character spoke eloquently for the
unvoiced and disenfranchised, but also amused and delighted the
elite, capturing hearts and minds across borders and societal
classes for centuries. Based on William Caxton's bestselling 1481
English translation of the Middle Dutch, but expanded with new
interpretations, innovative language and characterisation, this
edition is an imaginative retelling of the Reynard story. With its
themes of protest, resistance and duplicity fronted by a
personable, anti-heroic Fox making his way in a dangerous and cruel
world, this gripping tale is as relevant and controversial today as
it was in the fifteenth century.
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