Once Upon a Time
On the Nature of Fairy Tales
Published on 22. September 1976
Book
Paperback/Softback
188 pages
978-0-253-20203-1 (ISBN)
Description
This first paperback edition of the seminal work by the Swiss scholar Max Luethi will be welcomed by folklorists for its informative survey of the various ways in which fairytales and related genres (local legends and saints' lives) may be read.
"Luethi's lucid and intelligent book is refreshingly welcome." -Sewanee Review
"Luethi's lucid and intelligent book is refreshingly welcome." -Sewanee Review
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Bloomington, IN
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 208 mm
Width: 136 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
213 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-253-20203-1 (9780253202031)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Max Luthi
Content
Introduction
1 Sleeping Beauty
The Meaning and Form of Fairy Tales
2 The Seven Sleepers
Saint's Legend-Local Legend-Fairy Tale
3 The Dragon Slayer
The Style of the Fairy Tale
4 The Uses of Fairy Tales
Cinderella-Hansel and Gretel-The While Snake
5 The Little Earth-Cow
Symbolism in the Fairy Tale
6 The Living Doll
Local Legend and Fairy Tale
7 Animal Stories
A Glimpse of the Tales of Primitive Peoples
8 Rapunzel
The Fairy Tale as Representation of a Maturation Process
9 The Riddle Princess
Cunning , Jest and Sagacity
10 The Fairy-Tale Hero
The Image of Man in the Fairy Tale
11 The Miracle in Literature
Reference Notes
Index
1 Sleeping Beauty
The Meaning and Form of Fairy Tales
2 The Seven Sleepers
Saint's Legend-Local Legend-Fairy Tale
3 The Dragon Slayer
The Style of the Fairy Tale
4 The Uses of Fairy Tales
Cinderella-Hansel and Gretel-The While Snake
5 The Little Earth-Cow
Symbolism in the Fairy Tale
6 The Living Doll
Local Legend and Fairy Tale
7 Animal Stories
A Glimpse of the Tales of Primitive Peoples
8 Rapunzel
The Fairy Tale as Representation of a Maturation Process
9 The Riddle Princess
Cunning , Jest and Sagacity
10 The Fairy-Tale Hero
The Image of Man in the Fairy Tale
11 The Miracle in Literature
Reference Notes
Index