The Shadow-Walkers: Jacob Grimm's Mythology of the Monstrous by Tom Shippey

The Shadow-Walkers: Jacob Grimm's Mythology of the Monstrous

Tom Shippey

433 pages first pub 2005 (editions)

nonfiction fantasy adventurous informative medium-paced
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Elves and dwarves, trolls and giants, talking dragons, valkyries and werewolves: all these are familiar in modern movies and commercial fantasy. But where did the concepts come from? Who invented them? Almost two centuries ago, Jacob Grimm assembl...

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