Once upon a time : a short history of fairy tale /
Marina Warner has loved fairy tales over her long writing career, and she explores here a multitude of tales through the ages, their different manifestations on the page, the stage, and the screen. From the phenomenal rise of Victorian and Edwardian literature to contemporary children's stories...
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| Language: | English |
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Oxford, United Kingdom :
Oxford University Press,
2014.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- The worlds of faery : far away & down below
- With a touch of her wand : Magic & metamorphosis
- Voices on the page : Tales, tellers, & translators
- Potato soup : True stories/real life
- Childish things : pictures & conversations
- On the couch : house-training the id
- In the dock : Don't bet on the prince
- Double vision : The dream of reason
- On stage & screen : States of illusion.