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Tales for Adults: The Meanings of Famous Folk Texts

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Tales for Adults: The Meanings of Famous Folk Texts
39.99 €
Ivan Tsarevich and Vasilisa the Beautiful, Baba Yaga and Kashchei the Deathless, swan-geese, rejuvenating apples, and the mysterious number "three"—all these are heroes and symbols of fairy tales, familiar to us from childhood. The history of folklore texts stretches back to ancient times, and their meanings today seem completely obvious. It seems there are no hidden meanings. But is this true?

Ulyana Nijinska, philologist, folklore researcher, blogger, and host of the program "The Inside of Fairy Tales" on Silver Rain Radio, in her book "Non-Children's Fairy Tales...," will tell you:

• What the dead princess and the seven knights are silent about;
• Where the swan-geese fly;
• Why Yaga put children on a shovel, and who is Kashchei the Deathless;

• how an ancient fairy tale reflected the relationship between a man and a woman;
• where did the heroic maidens, so similar to the Greek Amazons, come from in our folklore...

...and much more that we weren't told as children.
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