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Arthurian legends have long been the source of countless popular tales. “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight” is one of the best known and most widely read. During King Arthur’s New Year’s celebration, a mysterious knight, with green clothes and horse, arrives with a challenge to the knights of the round table—any one of them may swing at the Green Knight with an axe if he too is willing to take a blow one year and one day after. Gawain, one of Arthur’s most noble knights, steps up and easily beheads the Green Knight. Yet the knight magically picks up his head and tells Gawain he will see him in one year and one day. Gawain must go through many tribulations during this year as he upholds the values of the chivalric code, approaching reunion with the enigmatic character. Jessie L. Weston, a noted medieval scholar and folklorist, provides a skilled prose rendition staying true to the original while maintaining readability. “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight” continues to resonate and captivate readers today.
Once Upon a Fact
"Once upon a time" is a magical phrase; an incantation that conjures stories into being and gives them life. What we now call «fairy tales» outlived their original creators, outlasted their descendants, and one day might very well survive the death of our species. When, and if, humanity leaves this planet, fairy tales will make the journey too – into the far-flung reaches of the galaxy and into the distant dimension of the future. <P> How different will the fairy tales of the future be from the stories told around hearth fires a thousand years ago? I suspect they will be utterly different and yet completely familiar. <P> – from Katherine Tomlinson's introduction<P> The Seed Stitch Solution, by Ginn Hale<BR> How to Marry Off Your Human, by Shauna Roberts<BR> Whitey and Red: The Hunt for Ursa, by Bonnie Hearn Hill<BR> The Plague of Hamelin, by Clare Toohey<BR> The Bear, the Hare, and the Spider, by R.C. Barnes<BR> The Pretty Duckling, by Unni Turrettini<BR> The Artifact on Svijet Five, by Kat Parrish<BR> Ella and the Ball, by Kaye George<BR> The Gift of the Crystals, by Cate Parker<BR> The Girl with the Cybernetic Hands, by John Donald Carlucci<BR> Chosen One, by Maki Morris<BR> Mermaid in Manhattan, by Melanie Kinder<BR> The Empress’s New App, by Stacy Renee Lucas<BR> Alice Through the SnapFace Filter, by Megan McCord<BR> Los ahogados (The Drowned), by Kathleen Alcalá<BR> Bluebeard, by Kitamu Latham-Sampier<BR> The Frog Prince, by Stephanie Vega-Gonzalez<BR> Beast, by Christine Pope
A Dybbuk
Cover art by noted artist Maurice Sendak. Major New York production of A Dybbuk scheduled for 1997. The volume also includes never-before-translated tales by S. Ansky.
Tales of the Samurai
A young lord undertakes the restoration of his family's fortunes and honor in this gripping retelling of a 15th-century Japanese epic. Gripping and evocative, it recounts the rebellions, plots, and battles that culminate in a vendetta's thrilling resolution. James S. de Benneville's Western-style narrative offers an exceptionally faithful retelling. 44 black-and-white illustrations.
The Rainbow Fairy Book
Here are thirty-one enchanting selections drawn from Andrew Lang's famous series of colorfully titled fairy tale anthologies. Scholar, poet, novelist, and literary critic, Lang tirelessly collected magical stories from cultures all over the world—stories, according to Lang, that «have been inherited by our earliest civilised ancestors, who really believed that beasts and trees and stones can talk if they choose, and behave kindly or unkindly.»The best single-volume collection of Lang's fairy tale classics available, The Rainbow Fairy Book includes «Hansel and Gretel,» «Rapunzel,» «Jack and the Beanstalk,» «The Prince and the Dragon,» «Rumpelstiltskin,» «The Three Little Pigs,» «Snow-White and Rose-Red,» and other enduring fables of childhood. Lyrical and timeless, these are the stories that have captured the imaginations of children and adults alike for generations.
Myths of the Norsemen
Over the centuries, Northern mythology has exerted much influence on Western customs, language, and literature. Its principal theme of the perpetual struggle of the beneficent forces of nature against the injurious, and its twin characteristics of dark tragedy and grim humor, tinge much European literature and music, most notably Wagner’s Ring Cycle.In this volume, a noted scholar of myth and folklore has assembled a rich collection of Northern mythology as preserved in the Eddas and sagas of Iceland. These are perhaps the purest versions of the original myths, thanks to the island’s remoteness and lack of contact with outside influences. Both grand and tragical, the age-old tales tell of the creation of the world; the heroic deeds of such gods and heroes as Odin, Thor, and Siegfried; the machinations of the evil Loki; the fantastical adventures of giants, dwarfs, and elves; the twilight of the gods; and much else. Sixty-four marvelous, atmospheric illustrations add an additional dimension of charm.In this convenient, reliable edition, Myths of the Norsemen offers not only hours of reading entertainment but also valuable insights into the nature and meaning of myth and how it constitutes part of the deep and ancient wellspring of Western culture.
Legends, Charms and Superstitions of Ireland
Nowhere in the nineteenth century did interest in folklore and mythology have a more thorough revival than in Ireland. There, in 1887, Lady Francesca Speranza Wilde, Oscar Wilde's mother and a well-known author in her own right, compiled this collection of charming, authentic folk tales. Collected from among the peasantry and retaining their original simplicity, the myths and legends reveal delightfully the Irish people's relationship with a spiritual and invisible world populated by fairies, elves, and evil beings. Included in Lady Wilde's collection, among others, are eerie tales of «The Horned Women,» «The Holy Well and the Murderer,» and «The Bride's Death-Song,» as well as beguiling accounts of superstitions concerning the dead, celebrations and rites, animal legends, and ancient charms.The first book to link Irish folklore with nationalism, Legends illustrates the mythic underpinnings of the Irish character and signals the country's cultural reemergence. It remains, said the Evening Mail, «an important contribution to the literature of Ireland and the world's stock of folklore.»
The Celtic Twilight
Best known for his poetry, William Butler Yeats (1865–1939) was also a dedicated exponent of Irish folklore. Yeats took a particular interest in the tales' mythic and magical roots. The Celtic Twilight ventures into the eerie and puckish world of fairies, ghosts, and spirits. «This handful of dreams,» as the author referred to it, first appeared in 1893, and its title refers to the pre-dawn hours, when the Druids performed their rituals. It consists of stories recounted to the poet by his friends, neighbors, and acquaintances. Yeats' faithful transcription of their narratives includes his own visionary experiences, appended to the storytellers' words as a form of commentary.
Popular Tales from Norse Mythology
Embodying the fears, fantasies, and forebodings of the people who lived in northern Europe when the world was a darker and more frightening place, these 42 authentic folktales were culled from the rich legacy of Norse and German mythology by noted folklorist George Webbe Dasent. They include stories of princes and princesses who have been transformed into animals, trolls, and maneating giants who possess magical powers, and good-hearted, clever young men and women, often poor and ridiculed, who eventually come away with wealth and love beyond measure.In addition to such well-known favorites as «Dapplegrim,» «Katie Woodencloak,» «Tatterhood,» and «Legend of Tannhäuser,» this collection also brings to light many gems difficult to find elsewhere. In «The Werewolf,» a cruel stepmother thwarts a beautiful princess's marriage plans by transforming her fiancé into a hunted denizen of the forest. The hilarious «Such Women Are» proves the world is never without a sufficiency of fools, while «The Three Dogs» tells of a youth whose four-legged friends defeat a serpent with the nasty habit of devouring a town's young women. Among many other hard-to-find stories are «King Gram,» «The Magician's Pupil,» «The Outlaw,» «Temptations,» «The Widow's Son,» «The Three Sisters Trapped in a Mountain,» and «The Goatherd» (the inspiration for Washington Irving’s story of Rip van Winkle).These stories preserve the ancient myths of Western Europe that have been passed down from generation to generation, but aside from their importance as seminal folktales, they are simply good reading — full of passion and excitement, magic, mystery, and sheer storytelling power. Popular Tales from Norse Mythology will delight any student or admirer of myths and mythology.
Nordic Gods and Heroes
The age-old legends and tales of Nordic mythology are a common heritage of German, Scandinavian, and Anglo-Saxon peoples. This very readable collection features a rich selection of these time-honored stories, retold in simple dramatic fashion by noted Irish author Padraic Colum.Readers will find themselves drawn into the timeless world of the gods and goddesses who dwell in Asgard, a magical realm reached by a rainbow bridge. Here unfold the exciting stories of how Frey won Gerda, the Giant Maiden, and how he lost his magic sword; how Thor and Loki fooled Thrym the Giant; the Dwarf’s hoard and the curse that it brought; Baldur’s doom; Sigurd’s youth; Brynhild in the House of Flame; the death of Sigurd; the twilight of the gods; and many more.Enhanced with over 40 atmospheric illustrations by Willy Pogany, this charming volume will delight myth lovers with its rich selection of enduring legends.