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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Marina Warner (Writer, historian, cultural critic, and novelist; Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford)Publisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Dimensions: Width: 11.20cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 17.40cm Weight: 0.146kg ISBN: 9780199532155ISBN 10: 019953215 Pages: 192 Publication Date: 22 February 2018 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsPrologue 1: The worlds of Faery: far away and down below 2: With a touch of her wand: magic & metamorphosis 3: Voices on the page: tales, tellers, & translators 4: Potato soup: true stories/real life 5: Childish things: pictures & conversations 6: On the couch: house-training the Id 7: In the dock: don't bet on the Prince 8: Double vision: the dream of reason 9: On stage and screen: states of illusion Epilogue Further reading IndexReviewsReview from previous edition the book is an enchanted material object, and reading a journey toward knowledge and wisdom. * Gramayre * thoroughly enjoyable and scholarly account * Times Literary Supplement * elegantly concise * Literary Review * ...this is a book to treasure. It really is the perfect introduction to the subject. * Desperate Reader, Hayley Anderton * wide ranging and handsomely produced * Rowan Williams, New Statesman * wise, witty, elegant, little book * Amanda Craig, Mslexia * This is a book to treasure. * Helen Parry, Shiny New Books * Marina Warner's newest book is as pocket-sized and potent as one might expect a short history of fairy tales to be...she manages to be astute without being intrusive...there is sharpness too. * Shahidha Bari, Times Higher Education * Warner is always intelligent, writes with great elegance and bubbles over with new ideas and impressions. Many will enjoy her style, wide range of literary reference and infectious enthusiasm. * Irish Times * Marina Warner's new book distills her work on the literary, cultural, psychological and social influence of fairy tales, old and new, into an elegant little volume. From fantasy to feminism - it is all here. * Wall Street Journal * For such a small book it carries a heavy load, but Ms Warner's insights are both surprising and rewarding. * The Economist * An expert and intruiging guide to the roots and triffid-like growth of a significant genre * The Tablet * a spellbinding cultural tour de force * The Lady * Marina Warner is our doyenne of fairy stories ... her scholarly knowledge is not just worn lightly but presented with a flourish * Amanda Craig, Observer * her light touch effortlessly imparts knowledge in your mind. A beautifully produced book, this will be a joy to anyone who loves stories. * Patrick Neale, The Bookseller * her light touch effortlessly imparts knowledge in your mind. A beautifully produced book, this will be a joy to anyone who loves stories. * Patrick Neale, The Bookseller * Marina Warner is our doyenne of fairy stories ... her scholarly knowledge is not just worn lightly but presented with a flourish * Amanda Craig, Observer * a spellbinding cultural tour de force * The Lady * An expert and intruiging guide to the roots and triffid-like growth of a significant genre * The Tablet * For such a small book it carries a heavy load, but Ms Warner's insights are both surprising and rewarding. * The Economist * Marina Warner's new book distills her work on the literary, cultural, psychological and social influence of fairy tales, old and new, into an elegant little volume. From fantasy to feminism - it is all here. * Wall Street Journal * Warner is always intelligent, writes with great elegance and bubbles over with new ideas and impressions. Many will enjoy her style, wide range of literary reference and infectious enthusiasm. * Irish Times * Marina Warner's newest book is as pocket-sized and potent as one might expect a short history of fairy tales to be...she manages to be astute without being intrusive...there is sharpness too. * Shahidha Bari, Times Higher Education * This is a book to treasure. * Helen Parry, Shiny New Books * wise, witty, elegant, little book * Amanda Craig, Mslexia * wide ranging and handsomely produced * Rowan Williams, New Statesman * ...this is a book to treasure. It really is the perfect introduction to the subject. * Desperate Reader, Hayley Anderton * elegantly concise * Literary Review * thoroughly enjoyable and scholarly account * Times Literary Supplement * Review from previous edition the book is an enchanted material object, and reading a journey toward knowledge and wisdom. * Gramayre * Author InformationMarina Warner's award-winning studies of mythology and fairy tales include Once Upon a Time (OUP, 2014) Alone of All Her Sex: The Myth and the Cult of the Virgin Mary (OUP, 1976; re-issued 2013), Stranger Magic: Charmed States & the Arabian Nights (Vintage, 2012), and No Go the Bogeyman: Scaring, Lulling and Making Mock (Vintage, 1998). Her Clarendon Lectures Fantastic Metamorphoses; Other Worlds were published in 2001 by OUP; her essays on literature and culture were collected in Signs & Wonders (Vintage, 2000), and Phantasmagoria, a study of spirits and technology, appeared in 2006 (OUP). In 2015 she was awarded the Holberg Prize, and in 2013 she was awarded a Sheykh Zayed Prize and the Truman Capote Award. She was awarded a CBE for services to Literature in 2008. She is a Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford, an Honorary Fellow of Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and the British Academy. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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