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  • Beowulf on Film

    Adaptations and Variations

    Why did the most read work in English literature go without cinematic adaptation for so long? And why did five major film treatments appear between 1999 and 2008? This book explores the growing number of films based on the Old English epic poem Beowulf, and furthers the ongoing consideration of filmic medievalism. Will the powerful influence of cinema affect the future reception of this great ... Leer más

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  • The Story Of Kullervo

    **“Shows how Finnish mythology and folk tales were instrumental to how Tolkien created his own legendarium.”—**Boston GlobeKullervo, son of Kalervo, is perhaps the darkest and most tragic of all J.R.R. Tolkien’s characters. “Hapless Kullervo,” as Tolkien called him, is a luckless orphan boy with supernatural powers and a tragic destiny.Brought up in the homestead of the dark magician Untamo, who ... Leer más

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  • Too Good to Be True: The Colossal Book of Urban Legends

    The Colossal Book of Urban Legends

    "If you enjoy these too-good-to-be-true tales, Brunvand's new book will give you hours of pleasure."—Chicago TribuneA fabulously entertaining book from the ultimate authority on those almost believable tales that always happen to a "friend of a friend." Alligators in the sewers? A pet in the microwave? A tragic misunderstanding of the function of cruise control? No, it didn't really happen to your ... Leer más

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  • Genesis

    Series Libro 1 - Memory of Fire
    "An epic work of literary creation . . . There could be no greater vindication of the wonders of the lands and people of Latin America than Memory of Fire ." — The Washington PostEduardo Galeano's monumental three-volume retelling of the history of the New World begins with Genesis, a vast chain of legends sweeping from the birth of creation to the era of savage colonialism. Through lyrical prose ... Leer más

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  • Gods and Heroes

    The Story of Greek Mythology

    de Michael Foss ...
    The travelling storyteller combined many talents: scholar, educator, linguist, poet and musician. He showed learning, curiosity and judgement, but most of all he could not resist a good story.True to their original telling and stripped of the sanitization of later centuries, these powerful tales make compelling reading. The traveller's tales are shaped by the landscape, character, tradition and ... Leer más

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  • Encyclopedia of Fairies in World Folklore and Mythology

    de Theresa Bane ...
    Series series McFarland Myth and Legend Encyclopedias
    Fairies have been revered and feared, sometimes simultaneously, throughout recorded history. This encyclopedia of concise entries, from the A-senee-ki-waku of northeastern North America to the Zips of Central America and Mexico, includes more than 2,500 individual beings and species of fairy and nature spirits from a wide range of mythologies and religions from all over the globe. ... Leer más

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  • The Lost Tomb of King Arthur

    The Search for Camelot and the Isle of Avalon

    One man’s journey to uncover the final resting place of the historical King Arthur• Pinpoints the exact locations of Arthur’s tomb, the ruins of Camelot, and the sword Excalibur using literary research and the latest geophysics equipment• Examines previously unknown ancient manuscripts preserved in the vaults of the British Library--including one written within the living memory of Arthur’s time• ... Leer más

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  • The Phynodderre And Other Legends Of The Isle Of Man

    de Edward Callow ...
    The Phynodderre And Other Legends Of The Isle Of Manby Edward CallowTo rescue from oblivion some of the legends that delighted Mr. Callow's early years, and present them in an entertaining shape before the reader, had long been his wish; and if, by reading them, and interest in, and a desire to visit, the beautiful Isle of Man is created in any who now only know of its existence as an island ... Leer más

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  • Myths of Babylonia and Assyria

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    In "Myths of Babylonia and Assyria," Donald A. Mackenzie embarks on a captivating journey through the rich tapestry of ancient Mesopotamian mythologies. Employing a scholarly yet accessible literary style, Mackenzie intricately weaves together the narratives, themes, and symbols that define the mythic traditions of these ancient civilizations. The book is structured to reflect the historical ... Leer más

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  • A Brief Guide to Native American Myths and Legends

    With a new introduction and commentary by Jon E. Lewis

    de Lewis Spence ...
    Series series Brief Histories
    In this brilliant reworking of Lewis Spence's seminal Myths and Legends of the North American Indians, Jon E. Lewis puts the work in context with an extensive new introductory essay and additional commentary throughout the book on the history of Native Americans, their language and lifestyle, culture and religion/mythology. He includes examples of myths from tribes omitted by Spence, a guide to ... Leer más

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  • Fairy Tales From The Arabian Nights

    There once was a king of Persia, who at the beginning of his reign had distinguished himself by many glorious and successful conquests, and had afterwards enjoyed such profound peace and tranquillity as rendered him the happiest of monarchs. His only occasion for regret was that he had no heir to succeed him in the kingdom after his death. One day, according to the custom of his royal predecessors ... Leer más

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  • Coelum Philosophorum

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    Coelum Philosophorum by Paracelsus YOU who are skilled in Alchemy, and as many others as promise yourselves great riches or chiefly desire to make gold and silver, which Alchemy in different ways promises and teaches; equally, too, you who willingly undergo toil and vexations, and wish not to be freed from them, until you have attained your rewards, and the fulfilment of the promises made to you; ... Leer más

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