Fairytale in the Ancient World

by Graham Anderson

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In this, the first modern study of the ancient fairytale, Graham Anderson asks whether the familiar children's fairytale of today existed in the ancient world. He examines texts from the classical period and finds many stories which resemble those we know today, including:
* a Jewish Egyptian Cinderella
* a Snow White whose enemy is the goddess Artemis
* a Pied Piper at Troy.
He puts forward many previously unsuspected candidates as classical...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0415237033

ISBN13:9780415237031

Release Date:August 2000

Publisher:Routledge

Length:256 Pages

Weight:0.95 lbs.

Dimensions:0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"

Related Subjects

Ancient Ancient & Classical Literature Contemporary Criticism & Theory Education & Reference Greek History History & Criticism Humanities Literary Criticism

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