| Description |
vii, 326 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-326). |
| Summary |
In this far-ranging quest, the author unearths the lives of the dreamers who made our most beloved fairy tales: inventors, thieves, rebels and forgotten geniuses who gave us classic tales such as Cinderella, Hansel and Gretel, Beauty and the Beast, and Baba Yaga. |
| Contents |
A snail at the foot of the mountain, Giambattista Basile -- An accidental storyteller, Hanna Dyab -- Of shrews and salons, Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve -- The girl from the golden sun, Dortchen Wild -- The rise and fall of Ivan the fool, Ivan Khudiakov -- A valley haunted by demons, Somadeva -- A heart too warm for ice, Hans Christian Andersen. |
| Subject |
Basile, Giambattista, approximately 1575-1632.
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Dyâb, Hanna.
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Villeneuve, Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot Gallon, dame de, approximately 1695-1755.
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Khudi︠a︡kov, I. A. (Ivan Aleksandrovich), 1842-1876.
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Somadeva Bhaṭṭa, active 11th century.
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Andersen, H. C. (Hans Christian), 1805-1875.
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Fairy tales -- History and criticism.
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Fairy tales -- Social aspects.
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Fairy tales -- Authorship.
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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Fairy tales.
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| ISBN |
9781529389210 |
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1529389216 |
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