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A Dictionary of Fairies

Author : Katharine Mary Briggs
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 481 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 0415291577

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A Dictionary of Fairies by Katharine Mary Briggs Pdf

This volume is a comprehensive collection of critical essays on The Taming of the Shrew, and includes extensive discussions of the play's various printed versions and its theatrical productions. Aspinall has included only those essays that offer the most influential and controversial arguments surrounding the play. The issues discussed include gender, authority, female autonomy and unruliness, courtship and marriage, language and speech, and performance and theatricality.

Dictionary of Fairies

Author : Katherine Briggs
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2011-06-13
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0415606969

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A dictionary of fairies

Author : Katharine Mary Briggs
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:251534579

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An Encyclopedia of Fairies

Author : Katharine Mary Briggs
Publisher : Pantheon
Page : 516 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : UOM:49015002859917

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An Encyclopedia of Fairies by Katharine Mary Briggs Pdf

A complete guide to fairy lore from the Middle Ages to the present. Both an anthology of fairy tales and a reference work with essays about the fairy economy, food, sports, powers and more.

Abbey Lubbers, Banshees, & Boggarts

Author : Katharine Mary Briggs
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Fairies
ISBN : 0722655371

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Abbey Lubbers, Banshees, & Boggarts by Katharine Mary Briggs Pdf

A "Who's Who" of fairyland, with entries by fairy name and additional legends, songs, and anecdotes within each entry.

A Book of Fairies

Author : Katharine Mary Briggs
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : UVA:X006065596

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A Book of Fairies by Katharine Mary Briggs Pdf

The fairy tradition in the British Isles is a fantastically rich and varied one. This book celebrates this diversity with essays, poems and a wonderful selection of reported sightings and country tales, ranging from medieval chronicles to stories handed down almost within living memory.

A New Dictionary of Fairies

Author : Morgan Daimler
Publisher : John Hunt Publishing
Page : 279 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2020-02-28
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781789040371

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A New Dictionary of Fairies by Morgan Daimler Pdf

Fairies are a challenging subject, intertwining culture, folklore, and anecdotal accounts across centuries and millennia. Focusing primarily on the Celtic speaking cultures, with some material from adjacent cultures including Anglo-Saxon and Norse, A New Dictionary of Fairies has in-depth entries on a variety of fairies as well as subjects related to them, such as why we picture elves with pointed ears or where the idea of fairies being invisible comes from. It also tackles more complicated topics like the nature and physicality of the fairy people. Anyone with an interest in the Good Neighbours will find this book a solid resource to draw from.

Spirits, Fairies, Gnomes, and Goblins

Author : Carol Rose
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Fairies
ISBN : 1576070484

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Spirits, Fairies, Gnomes, and Goblins by Carol Rose Pdf

Drawing from ancient and modern folklore, myth, and religion, this reference work delves into the social and anthropological significance of supernatural beings such as angels, demons, dwarfs, encantados, fairies, keremets, nats and nymphs.

A Dictionary of English Folklore

Author : Jacqueline Simpson,Stephen Roud
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 997 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : England
ISBN : 9780192100191

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A Dictionary of English Folklore by Jacqueline Simpson,Stephen Roud Pdf

Are there any legends about cats? Is Cinderella an English story? What is (or was) a Mumming Play? The subject of folklore covers an extremely wide field, with connections to virtually every aspect of life. It ranges from the bizarre to the seemingly mundane. Similarly, folklore is as much afeature of the modern technological age as the ancient world, of every part of the country, both urban and rural, and of every age group and occupation. Containing 2,000 entries, from dragons to Mother Goose, May Day to Michaelmas, this new reference work is an absorbing and entertaining guide to English folklore. Aimed at a broad general readership, the dictionary provides an authoritative reference source on such legendary characters as the Babesin the Wood, Jack the Giant Killer, and Robin Hood, and gives entertaining and informative explanations of a wide range of subjects in folklore, from nosebleeds and wishbones to cats and hot cross buns.

The Fairies in Tradition and Literature

Author : Katharine Mary Briggs
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0415286018

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The Fairies in Tradition and Literature by Katharine Mary Briggs Pdf

This remarkable book explores the history of fairies in literature and tradtion.

A Witch's Guide to Faery Folk

Author : Edain McCoy
Publisher : Llewellyn Worldwide
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0875427332

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A Witch's Guide to Faery Folk by Edain McCoy Pdf

Now, for the first time, a book reclaims the lost, rich heritage of working with faery folk that our pagan ancestors took as a matter of course. Learn to work with and worship with faeries in a mutually beneficial way. Practice rituals and spells in which faeries can participate, and discover tips to help facilitate faery contact. Photos and illustrations.

The Fairy Dictionary

Author : George Mather Richards
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1932
Category : Fairies
ISBN : UOM:39076002155328

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The Oxford Dictionary of Literary Terms

Author : Chris Baldick
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 487 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2008-03-20
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780191018213

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The Oxford Dictionary of Literary Terms by Chris Baldick Pdf

The best-selling Oxford Dictionary of Literary Terms (formerly the Concise dictionary) provides clear, concise, and often witty definitions of the most troublesome literary terms from abjection to zeugma. It is an essential reference tool for students of literature in any language. It is now available in a new and expanded edition and includes increased coverage of new terms from modern critical and theoretical movements, such as feminism, and schools of American poetry, Spanish verse forms, life writing, and crime fiction. It includes extensive coverage of traditional drama, versification, rhetoric, and literary history, as well as updated and extended advice on recommended further reading and a pronunciation guide to more than 200 terms. New to this edition are recommended entry-level web links updated via the Dictionary of Literary Terms companion website.

Encyclopedia of Spirits

Author : Judika Illes
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 1076 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2010-09-14
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9780062046093

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Encyclopedia of Spirits by Judika Illes Pdf

Enter the World of Spirits! The Encyclopedia of Spirits is a comprehensive and entertaining A to Z of spirits from around this world and the next. Within these pages meet love goddesses and disease demons, guardians of children and guardians of cadavers. Discover Celtic goddesses and goddesses of the Kabbalah, female Buddhas, African Powers, Dragon Ladies, White Ladies, Black Madonnas, the Green Man, the Green Fairy, lots and lots of ghosts, djinn, mermaids, fairies, and more. From the beneficent to the mischievous, working with these spirits can bring good fortune, lasting love, health, fertility, revenge, and relief. Discover: The true identities of over one thousand spirits (as well as their likes and dislikes) How to communicate with specific spirits for your own benefit How to recognize these spirits when they manifest themselves The mythological and historical events associated with specific spirits The colors, days, numbers, and astrological signs associated with specific spirits The Encyclopedia of Spirits also provides an overview of the role of spirit communication throughout history and a general guide to working with spirits. No matter what your life's problems or desires, this book can guide you to the right spirits who can help fulfill your dreams. For the spiritual adept, the amateur, or the simply curious, the Encyclopedia of Spirits will inform, inspire, and delight.

The Hidden World of Fairies

Author : Tennant Redbank
Publisher : Disney Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2008-08-05
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1423109473

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The Hidden World of Fairies by Tennant Redbank Pdf

/DIVEnter the tiny, secret world of the Disney Fairies. This illustrated guide is jam-packed with fairy facts and includes loads of interactive elements, like secret notes, miniature books, and a removable fairy talent medallion. Find out how garden fairies make the flowers bloom; learn how to say "hello" in Frog with the animal-talent fairies; find out the magical meaning behind colors from the art fairies...and more! DIVFull of astonishing and charming details about fairy life, The Hidden World of Fairies offers fairies fans an intimate glimpse into their favorite magical world.