[BOOK][B] Fairytale in the ancient world
G Anderson - 2002 - taylorfrancis.com
G Anderson
2002•taylorfrancis.comIn 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
variants of the modern fairytale and argues that the degree of violence and cruelty in 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
variants of the modern fairytale and argues that the degree of violence and cruelty in the …
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 variants of the modern fairytale and argues that the degree of violence and cruelty in the ancient tales means they must have been meant for adults.
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