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- Baba Yaga: The Wild Witch of the East in Russian Fairy Tales
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- 2013
- Published by: University Press of Mississippi
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Baba Yaga is an ambiguous and fascinating figure. She appears in traditional Russian folktales as a monstrous and hungry cannibal, or as a canny inquisitor of the adolescent hero or heroine of the tale. In new translations and with an introduction by Sibelan Forrester, Baba Yaga: The Wild Witch of the East in Russian Fairy Tales is a selection of tales that draws from the famous collection of Aleksandr Afanas'ev, but also includes some tales from the lesser-known nineteenth-century collection of Ivan Khudiakov. This new collection includes beloved classics such as "Vasilisa the Beautiful" and "The Frog Princess," as well as a version of the tale that is the basis for the ballet "The Firebird."
The preface and introduction place these tales in their traditional context with reference to Baba Yaga's continuing presence in today's culture--the witch appears iconically on tennis shoes, tee shirts, even tattoos. The stories are enriched with many wonderful illustrations of Baba Yaga, some old (traditional "lubok" woodcuts), some classical (the marvelous images from Victor Vasnetsov or Ivan Bilibin), and some quite recent or solicited specifically for this collectionTable of Contents
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- FOREWORD: Unfathomable Baba Yagas
- pp. vii-xii
- BRIEF BIBLIOGRAPHY FOR FURTHER READING
- pp. lii-liv
- Tales of Baba Yaga
- “Baba Yaga I”
- pp. 3-4
- “Baba Yaga II”
- pp. 5-8
- “Baba Yaga and the Kid”
- pp. 9-13
- “Baba-Yaga and the Runt”
- pp. 14-18
- “Finist the Bright Falcon II”
- pp. 19-27
- “Ivanushka”
- pp. 45-49
- “Mar’ia Morevna”
- pp. 50-59
- “Moon and Star”
- pp. 60-66
- “Prince Danila-Govorila”
- pp. 67-71
- “Prince Ivan and Beloy Polyanin”
- pp. 72-78
- “The Bear Tsar”
- pp. 79-84
- “The Brother”
- pp. 89-92
- “The Daughter-in-Law”
- pp. 93-94
- “The Enchanted Princess”
- pp. 95-101
- “The Feather of Finist the Bright Falcon”
- pp. 102-109
- “The Firebird”
- pp. 110-115
- “The Frog and the Bogatyr”
- pp. 116-122
- “The Frog Princess”
- pp. 123-127
- “The Geese and Swans”
- pp. 128-131
- “The Three Kingdoms”
- pp. 149-160
- “The Tsar-Maiden”
- pp. 165-169
- “Vasilisa the Beautiful”
- pp. 170-183
Additional Information
ISBN
9781621039433
Related ISBN(s)
9781617035968
MARC Record
OCLC
828334128
Pages
256
Launched on MUSE
2013-10-30
Language
English
Open Access
No