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The Olive Fairy Book, Edited by Andrew Lang, Fiction, Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology

$3429

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In our Fairy Cabinet we have aimed at pleasing children, not 'grown-ups, ' at whom the old French writers directed their romances, but have hunted for fairy tales in all quarters, not in Europe alone. In this volume we open, thanks to Dr. Ignaz Knnos, with a story from the Turks. 'Little King Loc' is an original invention by M. Anatole France, which he very kindly permitted Mrs. Lang to adapt from L'Abeille. -- from Andrew Lang's Preface to this volume.

Author: Andrew Lang
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Aegypan
Published: 06/01/2011
Pages: 216
Weight: 1.08lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.63d
ISBN: 9781463897871

About the Author
Lang, Andrew: - "Andrew Lang (1844 - 1912) was a Scottish poet, novelist, literary critic and contributor to the field of anthropology. He is best known as a collector of folk and fairy tales. The Andrew Lang lectures at the University of St Andrews are named after him. Lang is now chiefly known for his publications on folklore, mythology and religion. The interest in folklore was from early life; he read John Ferguson McLennan before coming to Oxford, and then was influenced by E. B. Tylor. The earliest of his publications is Custom and Myth (1884). In Myth, Ritual and Religion (1887) he explained the irrational elements of mythology as survivals from more primitive forms. Lang's Making of Religion was heavily influenced by the 18th century idea of the noble savage: in it, he maintained the existence of high spiritual ideas among so-called savage races, drawing parallels with the contemporary interest in occult phenomena in England. His Blue Fairy Book (1889) was a beautifully produced and illustrated edition of fairy tales that has become a classic. This was followed by many other collections of fairy tales, collectively known as Andrew Lang's Fairy Books. In the preface of the Lilac Fairy Book he credits his wife with translating and transcribing most of the stories in the collections. Lang examined the origins of totemism in Social Origins (1903)."

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  • Dimensions
    9 in, 6 in, 0.63 in
  • Pages
    216
  • Publisher
    Aegypan

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The Olive Fairy Book, Edited by Andrew Lang, Fiction, Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology by Lang, Andrew
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The Olive Fairy Book, Edited by Andrew Lang, Fiction, Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology

$3429

In our Fairy Cabinet we have aimed at pleasing children, not 'grown-ups, ' at whom the old French writers directed their romances, but have hunted for fairy tales in all quarters, not in Europe alone. In this volume we open, thanks to Dr. Ignaz Knnos, with a story from the Turks. 'Little King Loc' is an original invention by M. Anatole France, which he very kindly permitted Mrs. Lang to adapt from L'Abeille. -- from Andrew Lang's Preface to this volume.

Author: Andrew Lang
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Aegypan
Published: 06/01/2011
Pages: 216
Weight: 1.08lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.63d
ISBN: 9781463897871

About the Author
Lang, Andrew: - "Andrew Lang (1844 - 1912) was a Scottish poet, novelist, literary critic and contributor to the field of anthropology. He is best known as a collector of folk and fairy tales. The Andrew Lang lectures at the University of St Andrews are named after him. Lang is now chiefly known for his publications on folklore, mythology and religion. The interest in folklore was from early life; he read John Ferguson McLennan before coming to Oxford, and then was influenced by E. B. Tylor. The earliest of his publications is Custom and Myth (1884). In Myth, Ritual and Religion (1887) he explained the irrational elements of mythology as survivals from more primitive forms. Lang's Making of Religion was heavily influenced by the 18th century idea of the noble savage: in it, he maintained the existence of high spiritual ideas among so-called savage races, drawing parallels with the contemporary interest in occult phenomena in England. His Blue Fairy Book (1889) was a beautifully produced and illustrated edition of fairy tales that has become a classic. This was followed by many other collections of fairy tales, collectively known as Andrew Lang's Fairy Books. In the preface of the Lilac Fairy Book he credits his wife with translating and transcribing most of the stories in the collections. Lang examined the origins of totemism in Social Origins (1903)."

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