Folklore category: 2054 books
by H. A. Guerber
Language: English
Release Date: October 28, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: October 28, 2015
The object of this work is to familiarize young students with the legends which form the staple of mediaeval literature. While they may owe more than is apparent at first sight to the classical writings of the palmy days of Greece and Rome, these legends are very characteristic of the people who told...
by Sara Douglass
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2013
A prophecy of a golden age, a magic sword and a chosen one ...
This is the legend of King Arthur ... or is it?
From the manuscripts of a twelfth-century English cleric to a New York bestseller, tales of King Arthur and his court permeate our world. But where did the stories start and...
by Richard Hunter
Language: English
Release Date: February 26, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: February 26, 2009
The Argonautica is the dramatic story of Jason's quest for the Golden Fleece and his relations with the dangerous Colchian princess, Medea. The only extant Greek epic poem to bridge the gap between Homer and late antiquity, it is a major product of the brilliant world of the Ptolemaic court at Alexandria,...
by Cicero
Language: English
Release Date: June 12, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: June 12, 2008
`My present intention is to clear myself of any suspicion of partiality by presenting the views of the generality of philosophers concerning the nature of the gods.' Cicero's philosophical works are now exciting renewed interest, in part because he provides vital evidence of the views of the (largely...
by Joseph Campbell, Bill Moyers
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2011
The national bestseller, now available in a non-illustrated, standard format paperback edition
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The Power of Myth launched an extraordinary resurgence of interest in Joseph Campbell and his work. A preeminent scholar, writer, and teacher, he has had a profound influence on millions of people--including...
by Kevin Osborn
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 1998
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 1998
You're no idiot, of course. You can find Greece on a map, know that Kevin Sorbo stars as Hercules on TV, and have heard of Freud's Oedipus theory. But when it comes to classical mythology, you feel like you've been foiled by the gods. Don't curse Zeus yet! The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Classical...
by H. Davidson
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 1990
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 1990
Surveys the pre-Christian beliefs of the Scandinavian and Germanic peoples. Provides an introduction to this subject, giving basic outlines to the sagas and stories, and helps identify the charachter traits of not only the well known but also the lesser gods of the age.
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall
Women Writers Explore Their Favorite Fairy Tales
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2010
New edition (revised and expanded) available 8/13/02.
Fairy tales are one of the most enduring forms of literature, their plots retold and characters reimagined for centuries. In this elegant and thought-provoking collection of original essays, Kate Bernheimer brings together twenty-eight leading...
The Elder Edda
A Book of Viking Lore
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2011
Compiled by an unknown scribe in Iceland around 1270, and based on sources dating back centuries earlier, these mythological and heroic poems tell of gods and mortals from an ancient era: the giant-slaying Thor, the doomed Völsung family, the Hel-ride of Brynhild and the cruelty of Atli the Hun....
Feathered Serpent, Dark Heart of Sky
Myths of Mexico
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2018
Spanish Conquistadors and the Imperial Catholic Church-through murder and fire?tried to erase from history the creation stories of the Aztecs and other Mexican peoples. But bits and pieces survived. Through long research and imagination, David Bowles has woven together a remarkable tapestry of the whole, from the beginnings of the world to when Cortes first stepped onto the Continent.
Harry Potter: A History of Magic
The eBook of the Exhibition
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2018
As we celebrate the 20th anniversary of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone in the US, readers everywhere are invited to explore the extraordinary subjects of the Hogwarts curriculum – Potions & Alchemy, Divination, Care of Magical Creatures, and more – and examine incredible historical...
The REAL Loch Ness Monster
Secrets of the worlds most mysterious lake dweller
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2012
Imagine... an expanse of water vast enough to hide a thousand secrets...A creature lurking in the inky, hidden depths... A beast with the power of legend... A monster that's long, fierce, and scaly... A leviathan that's been hunted again and again...Without success. Until, perhaps, now...And for readers,...
CONTES MERVEILLEUX (31)LA REINE DES NEIGES 5,6,7
-CINQUIÈME HISTOIRE : LA PETITE FILLE DES BRIGANDS: ; / - SIXIÈME HISTOIRE : LA FEMME LAPONE ET LA FINNOISE ; / -SEPTIÈME HISTOIRE CE QUI S'ÉTAIT PASSE AU CHÂTEAU DE LA REINE DES NEIGES ET CE QUI EUT LIEU PAR LA SUITE
Language: French
Release Date: February 15, 2015
LA REINE DES NEIGES: Cinquième histoire La petite fille des brigands:
On roulait à travers la sombre forêt et le carrosse luisait comme un flambeau. Des brigands qui se trouvaient là en eurent les yeux blessés, ils ne pouvaient le supporter.
-De l'or ! de l'or ! criaient-ils....
CONTES MERVEILLEUX, (5)
L'heureuse famille , Le jardinier et ses maîtres.
Language: French
Release Date: February 10, 2015
L'heureuse famille:
La plus grande feuille dans ce pays est certainement la feuille de bardane. Si on la tient devant son petit estomac, on croit avoir un véritable tablier et si, les jours de pluie, on la pose sur sa tête, elle vaut presque un parapluie, tant elle est immense. Jamais une bardane ne pousse isolée ; où il...