Russian folk tales
69.99 €
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Russian folk tales
69.99 €
This book contains selected Russian folk tales by A. N. Afanasyev, illustrated by renowned artists—masters of fairy tale illustration I. Ya. Bilibin, E. D. Polenova, and E. M. Rachev.
The famous collection by the outstanding folklore collector and researcher of the spiritual culture of the Slavic peoples, A. N. Afanasyev (1826–1871), published between 1855 and 1863 and the first scholarly publication of Russian folk tales, remains the most popular and sought-after collection by both scholars and readers, as most Russian fairy tales familiar to us from childhood are adaptations of tales from A. N. Afanasyev's collection.
The book includes fairy tales with the most popular and interesting plots, sometimes humorous, sometimes mysterious and terrifying: about a stepdaughter and an evil stepmother ("Morozko," "Vasilisa the Beautiful," "Chernushka," "Little Havroshechka"), about a wonderful wife ("The Frog Princess," "Go There—I Don't Know Where, Bring That—I Don't Know What") and a wonderful husband ("The Feather of Finist the Bright Falcon"), about a roguish fox, a wolf and a goat, a cockerel, a crane and a heron, and many others, revealing the diversity of their variations and details, reflecting the vibrant existence of texts in various regions and the individuality of the storyteller.
The publication is supplemented by an article by folklorist V. E. Dobrovolskaya on the fate of A. N. Afanasyev and his collection, containing a detailed and fascinating account of the main fairy tale plots, their sources and features, an article by art historian T. V. Ilyina on the images of Russian fairy tales in the works of artists V. M. Vasnetsov, E. D. Polenova, E. M. Böhm, N. K. Roerich, I. Ya. Bilibin, on the fairy tale theme in the theater, which began with the famous "Russian Seasons" in Paris by S. P. Diaghilev, and on outstanding illustrators of children's books in the Soviet era - Yu. A. Vasnetsov, E. I. Charushin, E. M. Rachev, V. M. Konashevich, T. A. Mavrina. The book also includes notes on the tales of A. N. Afanasyev and biographies of the artists.
For a wide range of readers.
The famous collection by the outstanding folklore collector and researcher of the spiritual culture of the Slavic peoples, A. N. Afanasyev (1826–1871), published between 1855 and 1863 and the first scholarly publication of Russian folk tales, remains the most popular and sought-after collection by both scholars and readers, as most Russian fairy tales familiar to us from childhood are adaptations of tales from A. N. Afanasyev's collection.
The book includes fairy tales with the most popular and interesting plots, sometimes humorous, sometimes mysterious and terrifying: about a stepdaughter and an evil stepmother ("Morozko," "Vasilisa the Beautiful," "Chernushka," "Little Havroshechka"), about a wonderful wife ("The Frog Princess," "Go There—I Don't Know Where, Bring That—I Don't Know What") and a wonderful husband ("The Feather of Finist the Bright Falcon"), about a roguish fox, a wolf and a goat, a cockerel, a crane and a heron, and many others, revealing the diversity of their variations and details, reflecting the vibrant existence of texts in various regions and the individuality of the storyteller.
The publication is supplemented by an article by folklorist V. E. Dobrovolskaya on the fate of A. N. Afanasyev and his collection, containing a detailed and fascinating account of the main fairy tale plots, their sources and features, an article by art historian T. V. Ilyina on the images of Russian fairy tales in the works of artists V. M. Vasnetsov, E. D. Polenova, E. M. Böhm, N. K. Roerich, I. Ya. Bilibin, on the fairy tale theme in the theater, which began with the famous "Russian Seasons" in Paris by S. P. Diaghilev, and on outstanding illustrators of children's books in the Soviet era - Yu. A. Vasnetsov, E. I. Charushin, E. M. Rachev, V. M. Konashevich, T. A. Mavrina. The book also includes notes on the tales of A. N. Afanasyev and biographies of the artists.
For a wide range of readers.
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