Book description
In this landmark study of the history and meaning of fairy tales, the celebrated cultural critic Marina Warner looks at storytelling in art and legend-from the prophesying enchantress who lures men to a false paradise, to jolly Mother Goose with her masqueraders in the real world. Why are storytellers so…
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1 author picked From the Beast to the Blonde as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
An incredible feat of literary criticism, Marina Warner takes fairytales very seriously and as such leads us on an incredible journey through storytelling from the Queen of Sheba to Charles Perrault to the Brothers Grimm. This is the essential nonfiction title if you’re interested in fairytales, and it has shaped my reading of them ever since.
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