Folk Tales of Old Europe
Author | : John Weeks |
Publisher | : Austin Macauley Publishers |
Total Pages | : 417 |
Release | : 2024-08-16 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781035818471 |
ISBN-13 | : 1035818477 |
Rating | : 4/5 (71 Downloads) |
Download or read book Folk Tales of Old Europe written by John Weeks and published by Austin Macauley Publishers. This book was released on 2024-08-16 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Be transported from the peat bogs of Connemara to the limestone caves of Slovenia, and from the Norwegian coast to the Lazio region of Italy. Along the way meet a German beachcomber, a blacksmith from France, and a Polish priest. These retellings of old tales include the familiar cast of giants, fairies, and ogres. Magic weaves around them in a talking wind, a flying toad, and a shape-shifting goat. But like every retelling, it changes the tales. Each one is grounded in a real landscape, with the features and the creatures distinctive to it. And each one reveals something of the history and culture of the land of its setting. The collection builds a celebration of Europe in the days before modernity banished its mystery and magic. Front cover: Loch an Eilan.