| Description |
179 pages ; 21 cm |
| Note |
Translation of Es war einmal. |
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"A Midland book." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Sleeping beauty: the meaning and form of fairy tales -- The seven sleepers: saint's legend, local legend, fairy tale -- The dragon slayer: the style of the fairy tale -- The uses of fairy tales: Cinderella, Hansel and Gretel, The White Snake -- The little earth-cow: symbolism in the fairy tale -- The living doll: local legend and fairy tale -- Animal stories: a glimpse of the tales of primitive peoples -- Rapunzel: the fairy tale as representation of a maturation process -- The riddle princess: cunning, jest, and sagacity -- The fairy-tale hero: the image of man in the fairy tales -- The miracle in literature. |
| Subject |
Fairy tales -- History and criticism.
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| Added Title |
Es war einmal. English
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| ISBN |
0253202035 paperback |
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