Tales from Russian Folklore

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    Характеристика Данни
    SKU: 9781847498373
    ISBN:

    9781847498373

    Автор:

    Alexander Afanasyev

    Година на издаване: 2020
    Вид корица: Мека
    Език: Английски
    Издателство:

    Alma

    Библиотека: Alma Classics
    Характеристика Данни
    Брой страници: 384
    Възраст до: 50
    Възраст от: 20
    Националност автор: Русия
    Пол: Жена, Мъж
    Размер см: 13 х 20 см.
    Тегло кг: 0,312

    Presented in a brand new translation, this most comprehensive collection of classic Russian tales will enchant readers for their raw beauty and constant ability to surprise and excite.

    Towards the middle of the nineteenth century, following the example of the Brothers Grimm in Germany, Alexander Afanasyev embarked on the ambitious task of sifting through the huge repository of tales from Russian folklore and selecting the very best from written and oral sources. The result, an eight-volume collection comprising around 600 stories, is one of the most influential and enduringly popular books in Russian literature. This large selection from Afanasyev's work, presented in a new translation by Stephen Pimenoff, will give English readers the opportunity to discover one of the founding texts of the European folkloristic tradition.

    Displaying a vast array of unforgettable characters, such as the Baba-Yaga, Ivan the Fool, Vasilisa the Fair and the Firebird, these tales--by turns adventurous, comical and downright madcap--will enchant readers for their raw beauty and constant ability to surprise and excite.

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