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A lucid exploration of fairy tales and the lore of ancient stories embedded in them.

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"Children into Swans provides an excellent overview of the history of fairy tales from Perrault to the nineteenth-century collectors/authors such as the brothers Grimm - fascinating and accessible, it will be of great interest to a broad range of readers." Joanne Findon, Department of English at Trent University "Beveridge provides a concise, comprehensive, scholarly, and fascinating read on myths and fairy and folk tales from Europe, including Scandinavia, during the pre-Christian and Middle Ages through the 19th century. Recommended for mythology scholars and g "A persuasive tracing of the pagan origins of many elements in the fairy tale tradition. [Beveridge's] personable, conversational style throughout the book takes the reader along on a journey of discovery-back through centuries to early pagan tales that a

Children into Swans Fairy Tales and the Pagan

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      Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
      Publication Date: 10/31/2014 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780773543942, 978-0773543942
      ISBN10: 0773543945

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A lucid exploration of fairy tales and the lore of ancient stories embedded in them.

      Trade Review
      "Children into Swans provides an excellent overview of the history of fairy tales from Perrault to the nineteenth-century collectors/authors such as the brothers Grimm - fascinating and accessible, it will be of great interest to a broad range of readers." Joanne Findon, Department of English at Trent University "Beveridge provides a concise, comprehensive, scholarly, and fascinating read on myths and fairy and folk tales from Europe, including Scandinavia, during the pre-Christian and Middle Ages through the 19th century. Recommended for mythology scholars and g "A persuasive tracing of the pagan origins of many elements in the fairy tale tradition. [Beveridge's] personable, conversational style throughout the book takes the reader along on a journey of discovery-back through centuries to early pagan tales that a

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