Once upon a time : a short history of fairy tale
Warner, Marina, 1946-2014
Book
In ten succinct chapters, Marina Warner guides us through the rich world of fairy tale, from Cinderella and Hansel and Gretel to Snow White and Pan's Labyrinth. Exploring pervasive themes of folklore, myth, the supernatural, imagination, and fantasy, Warner highlights the impact of the genre on human understanding, history, and culture.
Main title:
Once upon a time : a short history of fairy tale / by Marina Warner, Writer, historian, cultural critic, and novelist; Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford.
Author:
Warner, Marina, 1946-, author
Imprint:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2014.Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2014.
Collation:
176 pages : illustrations (black and white)
ISBN:
9780198718659 (hbk)
Dewey class:
398.2398.2 WAR398.2WAR
Local class:
398.2 WAR
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
1656965