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The fairies in tradition and literature / Katharine Briggs

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Routledge classicsPublication details: London : Routledge, [2002]Description: xiii, 324 p. : ill. ; 20 cmISBN:
  • 9780415286015
  • 9780415286015
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Partial contents:
Part 1: The fairy peoples -- Part 2: Traffic with the fairies -- Part 3: Some literary fairies
Summary: Fairies fascinate young and old alike; to some they offer tantalising glimpses of other worlds, to others a subversive counterpoint to human arrogance and weakness. Katharine Briggs communicates the thrill and delight of the world of fairies.
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Includes bibliographical references and index

Part 1: The fairy peoples -- Part 2: Traffic with the fairies -- Part 3: Some literary fairies

Fairies fascinate young and old alike; to some they offer tantalising glimpses of other worlds, to others a subversive counterpoint to human arrogance and weakness. Katharine Briggs communicates the thrill and delight of the world of fairies.

Originally published: London : Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1967

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