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The Fairies in Tradition and Literature (Hardcover, 2nd edition): Katharine Briggs

The Fairies in Tradition and Literature (Hardcover, 2nd edition)

Katharine Briggs

Series: Routledge Classics

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Fairies fascinate young and old alike. To some they offer tantalizing glimpses of other worlds, to others a subversive counterpoint to human arrogance and weakness. Like no other author, Katharine Briggs throughout her work communicated the thrill and delight of the world of fairies, and in this book she articulated for the first time the history of that world in tradition and literature. From every period and every country, poets and storytellers have described a magical world inhabited by elfin spirits. Capricious and vengeful, or beautiful and generous, they've held us in thrall for generations. And on a summer's morn, as the dew dries softly on the grass, if you kneel and look under a toadstool, well ...

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Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Routledge Classics
Release date:	November 2015
First published:	2002
Authors:	Katharine Briggs
Dimensions:	198 x 129mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	352
Edition:	2nd edition
ISBN-13:	978-1-138-16831-2
Categories:	Books > Fiction > Genre fiction > Fantasy Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Myths & mythology Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Customs & folklore > Folklore Books > Religion & Spirituality > Myths & mythology Promotions
LSN:	1-138-16831-9
Barcode:	9781138168312