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Sara Maitland and
Adam Lee (photographer)
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Counterpoint
Publication date
October 29, 2013
Pages
354
Binding
Paperback
Edition
Reprint
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9781619021914
ISBN-10
1619021919
Dimensions
1 by 6 by 9 in.
Weight
1.05 lbs.
Original list price
$18.95
Amazon.com says people who bought this book also bought:
The Classic Fairy Tales (Second Edition) (Norton Critical Editions) | The Lost Words | A Book of Silence | Folklore and Symbolism of Flowers, Plants and Trees | The Forest in Folklore and Mythology | Myths of the Sacred Tree | How to Be Alone
The Classic Fairy Tales (Second Edition) (Norton Critical Editions) | The Lost Words | A Book of Silence | Folklore and Symbolism of Flowers, Plants and Trees | The Forest in Folklore and Mythology | Myths of the Sacred Tree | How to Be Alone
Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description:
Fairy tales are one of our earliest cultural forms, and forests one of our most ancient landscapes. Both evoke similar sensations: At times they are beautiful and magical, at others spooky and sometimes horrifying. Maitland argues that the terrain of these fairy tales are intimately connected to the mysterious secrets and silences, gifts and perils.
With each chapter focusing on a different story and a different forest visit, Maitland offers a complex history of forests and how they shape the themes of fairy tales we know best. She offers a unique analysis of famous stories including Rapunzel, Hansel and Gretal, Snow White, Little Red Riding Hood, Rumplestiltskin, and Sleeping Beauty. Maitland uses fairy tales to explore how nature itself informs our imagination, and she guides the reader on a series of walks through northern Europe’s best forests to explore both the ecological history of forests and the roots of fairy tales. In addition to the twelve modern re-tellings of these traditional fairy tales, she includes beautiful landscape photographs taken by her son as he joined her on these long walks.
Beautifully written and impeccably researched, Maitland has infused new life into tales we’ve always thought we’ve known.
With each chapter focusing on a different story and a different forest visit, Maitland offers a complex history of forests and how they shape the themes of fairy tales we know best. She offers a unique analysis of famous stories including Rapunzel, Hansel and Gretal, Snow White, Little Red Riding Hood, Rumplestiltskin, and Sleeping Beauty. Maitland uses fairy tales to explore how nature itself informs our imagination, and she guides the reader on a series of walks through northern Europe’s best forests to explore both the ecological history of forests and the roots of fairy tales. In addition to the twelve modern re-tellings of these traditional fairy tales, she includes beautiful landscape photographs taken by her son as he joined her on these long walks.
Beautifully written and impeccably researched, Maitland has infused new life into tales we’ve always thought we’ve known.
Editions
Hardcover
from Counterpoint (October 30, 2012)
9781619020146 | details & prices | 354 pages | 8.00 × 5.50 × 1.00 in. | 1.36 lbs | List price $28.00
About: Fairy tales are one of our earliest cultural forms, and forests one of our most ancient landscapes.
About: Fairy tales are one of our earliest cultural forms, and forests one of our most ancient landscapes.
Paperback
The price comparison is for this edition
Reprint edition from Counterpoint (October 29, 2013)
9781619021914 | details & prices | 354 pages | 6.00 × 9.00 × 1.00 in. | 1.05 lbs | List price $18.95
About: Fairy tales are one of our earliest cultural forms, and forests one of our most ancient landscapes.
About: Fairy tales are one of our earliest cultural forms, and forests one of our most ancient landscapes.
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