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The Complete Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm Volume I

The Complete Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm Volume I

by Jack Zipes, Jack David Zipes

The Complete Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm Perhaps no other stories possess as much power to enchant, delight, and surprise as those penned by the immortal Brothers Grimm. Now, in the new, expanded third edition, renowned scholar and folklorist Jack Zipes has translated all 250 tales collected and published by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, plus twenty-nine rare tales omitted from the original German edition, as... (more)

Celtic Myths and Legends

by T. W. Rolleston

Masterful retelling of Irish and Welsh stories and tales of the Ultonian and Ossianic cycles, the voyage of Maeldun, and the myths and tales of the Cymry (Welsh). Favorite and familiar stories of Cuchulain, King Arthur, Deirdre, the Grail, many more. First paperback edition. 58 full-page illustrations. Genealogical Tables.

The Uses of Enchantment: The Meaning and Importance of Fairy Tales (Vintage)

The Uses of Enchantment: The Meaning and Importance of Fairy Tales (Vintage)

by Bruno Bettelheim

The great child psychologist gives us a moving revelation of the enormous and irreplaceable value of fairy tales - how they educate, support and liberate the emotions of children.

Russian Fairy Tales (Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library)

Russian Fairy Tales (Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library)

by Aleksandr Afanasev

Nearly 200 characteristic and colorful traditional folk and fairy tales are brought together in the only comprehensive edition available in English. Of the original 1945 edition, Eudora Welty wrote, "These Russian tales are rambunctious, full-blooded and temperamental. They are tense with action, magical and human, and move in a kind of cyclone of speed....These tales are gorgeous."

King Arthur and his knights;: Selections from the works of Sir Thomas Malory (Riverside editions)

King Arthur and his knights;: Selections from the works of Sir Thomas Malory (Riverside editions)

by Thomas Malory

Now in new covers!

Celtic Myths and Legends

by Peter Berresford Ellis

This is an enchantingly told collection of the stirring sagas of gods and goddesses, fabulous beasts, strange creatures, and such heroes as Cuchulain, Fingal, and King Arthur from the ancient Celtic world. Included are popular myths and legends from all six Celtic cultures of Western Europe—Irish, Scots, Manx, Welsh, Cornish, and Breton. Here for the modern reader are the rediscovered tales of cattle raids,... (more)

A Treasury of Irish Myth, Legend, and Folklore (A Treasury of Irish Myth, Legend, and Folklore and Cuchulain of Muirthemne)

A Treasury of Irish Myth, Legend, and Folklore (A Treasury of Irish Myth, Legend, and Folklore and Cuchulain of Muirthemne)

by Lady Gregory

Introduce yourself to the noble heroes and magical creatures of Irish mythology. Includes the two definitive works on the subject by the giants of the Irish Renaissance. W.B. Yeates' Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry and Lady Gregory's Cuchulain of Muirthemne.

The Song of Roland

by Anonymous

Presents the classical epic, glorifying the heroism of Charlemagne in the 778 battle between the Franks and the Moors. Bibliogs.

Twilight Saga: Book 2

New Moon

by Stephenie Meyer

Legions of readers entranced by the New York Times bestseller Twilight won't be disappointed by this gripping sequel. In New Moon, Stephenie Meyer delivers another irresistible combination of romance and suspense with a supernatural twist....

Beowulf (A Norton Critical Edition)

by Seamus Heaney, Robert Nye, Kevin Crossley-Holland, Burton Raffel, Michael Alexander

Winner of the Whitbread Prize, Seamus Heaney's translation "accomplishes what before now had seemed impossible: a faithful rendering that is simultaneously an original and gripping poem in its own right" ( New York Times Book Review ). The translation that "rides boldly through the reefs of scholarship" ( The Observer ) is combined with first-rate annotation. No reading knowledge of Old English is assumed.... (more)

The Maid of the North

by Ethel Johnston Phelps

A collection of twenty-one folk and fairy tales from around the world featuring clever heroines.

Njal's Saga

by Anonymous

Written in the thirteenth century, Njal's Saga is a story that explores perennial human problems-from failed marriages to divided loyalties, from the law's inability to curb human passions to the terrible consequences when decent men and women are swept up in a tide of violence beyond their control. It is populated by memorable and complex characters like Gunnar of Hlidarendi, a powerful warrior with an aversion... (more)

The Heroine's Journey -

by Maureen Murdock

A 9 stage process that entails at first rejecting feminine values, making it in the man's world, experiencing spiritual death, and finally turning inward to reclaim the power and spirit of the feminine.

Navaho Folk Tales

by Franc Johnson Newcomb

When Water Monster caused the Great Flood, the thirty-two clans of the first people left the summer land of the Fourth World and migrated to the fifth World through an enormous hollow reed. In this marvelous collection, Franc Newcomb recounts some of the many such tales she heard during long winter evenings at Blue Mesa, tales that describe the journey of the Diné to the present world and the efforts of the People... (more)

Fairy and Folk Tales of Ireland

by W. B. Yeats

THE CLASSIC ONE-VOLUME INTRODUCTION TO IRELAND'S RICH FOLKLORE: WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS'S MAGICAL SELECTION OF TRADITIONAL IRISH FAIRY AND FOLK TALES Fairy and Folk Tales of Ireland combines two books of Irish folklore collected and edited by William Butler Yeats -- Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry, first published in 1888, and Irish Fairy Tales, published in 1892. In this delightful gathering of... (more)

Scottish Fairy and Folk Tales

by George Brisbane Douglas

Treasury of fanciful, picturesque narratives—assembled by noted folklorist and recounted in their native vernacular—tell of brownies, kelpies, mermen and other supernatural creatures that assist, annoy and otherwise meddle in the lives of simple Scottish country folk. A delightful collection of imaginative and entertaining nursery and fairy tales, animal fables, witchcraft lore, and stories with a comic twist.

Myths and Folk Tales of Ireland

by Jeremiah Curtin

Twenty folk tales representing hundreds of years of the collective Irish imagination transport readers to a world where everything is alive and anything can happen! Vivid descriptions of battles with giants, dead men who come back to life, humans imprisoned in animals' bodies, heroes with incredible strength, and more.

Yellow Woman and a Beauty of the Spirit: Essays on Native American Life Today

Yellow Woman and a Beauty of the Spirit: Essays on Native American Life Today

by Leslie Marmon Silko, Leslie Silko

Bold and impassioned, sharp and defiant, Leslie Marmon Silko's essays evoke the spirit and voice of Native Americans. Whether she is exploring the vital importance literature and language play in Native American heritage, illuminating the inseparability of the land and the Native American people, enlivening the ways and wisdom of the old-time people, or exploding in outrage over the government's... (more)

Spinning Straw into Gold: What Fairy Tales Reveal About the Transformations in a Woman's Life

Spinning Straw into Gold: What Fairy Tales Reveal About the Transformations in a Woman's Life

by Joan Gould

What’s your favorite fairy tale? Whether it’s “Cinderella,” “Beauty and the Beast,” “Hansel and Gretel,” or another story, your answer reveals something significant about you, your experiences, and your soul. In this penetrating book, Joan Gould brings to the surface the hidden meanings in fairy tales and myths, and illuminates what they can tell you about the stages in your own life. As Gould explores the... (more)

Medieval Russian Epics, Chronicles, and Tales

Medieval Russian Epics, Chronicles, and Tales

Text: English, Russian (translation)

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by Jack Zipes, Jack David Zipes

by T. W. Rolleston

by Bruno Bettelheim

by Aleksandr Afanasev

by Thomas Malory

by Peter Berresford Ellis

by Lady Gregory

by Anonymous

by Stephenie Meyer

by Seamus Heaney, Robert Nye, Kevin Crossley-Holland, Burton Raffel, Michael Alexander

by Ethel Johnston Phelps

by Anonymous

by Maureen Murdock

by Franc Johnson Newcomb

by W. B. Yeats

by George Brisbane Douglas

by Jeremiah Curtin

by Leslie Marmon Silko, Leslie Silko

by Joan Gould