The fairy tale : the magic mirror of imagination /
One of the best known and enduring genres, the fairy fales origins extend back to the preliterate oral societies of the ancient world. This books surveys its history and traces its evolution into the form we recognized today. Jones Builds on the work of folklorist and critics to provide the student...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Routledge,
2002.
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| Edition: | 1st Routledge pbk. ed. |
| Series: | Genres in context.
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| Online Access: | CONNECT CONNECT |
| Summary: | One of the best known and enduring genres, the fairy fales origins extend back to the preliterate oral societies of the ancient world. This books surveys its history and traces its evolution into the form we recognized today. Jones Builds on the work of folklorist and critics to provide the student with a stunning, lucid overview of the genre and a solid understanding of its structure. |
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| Item Description: | Originally published: New York : Twayne Publishers ; London : Prentice Hall International, ©1995, in series: Studies in literary themes and genres ; no. 5. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xvii, 156 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 119-149) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780203820889 0203820886 1299696767 9781299696761 |
