Folk tales of the British Isles / chosen and with an introduction by Kevin Crossley-Holland ; wood-engravings by Hannah Firmin.
TITLE:
Folk tales of the British Isles / chosen and with an introduction by Kevin Crossley-Holland ; wood-engravings by Hannah Firmin.
Publication Date:
1988, 1985
Publication Information:
New York : Pantheon Books,
Physical Description:
393 p. : ill.
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Summary:
Poor girls, princesses, dwarves, giants, spirits... all kinds of beings, real and fantastic, populate the rich landscape created by Kevin Crossley-Holland for British Folktales. Kevin Crossley-Holland, poet, college professor, and folklorist; winner of the Carnegie Medal in 1985, he has investigated directly in the sources of the British folkloric tradition to recreate new versions of tales and myths of the popularity of Dick Whittington, Jack and the beanstalk or Goldilocks and the three bears, offering us a faithful vision, but at the same time spontaneous and full of lyricism, of a universe as fascinating and magical as it is rooted in the memory of the peoples.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780394755533
