From the Beast to the Blonde: On Fairy Tales and their Tellers by Marina Warner

From the Beast to the Blonde: On Fairy Tales and their Tellers

Marina Warner

479 pages first pub 1994 (editions)

nonfiction fantasy history adventurous dark reflective slow-paced
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In this landmark study of the history and meaning of fairy tales, the celebrated cultural critic Marina Warner looks at storytelling in art and legend – from the prophesying enchantress who lures men to a false paradise, to jolly Mother Goose with...

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