The North Wind. Norwegian Fairy Tales
14.99 €
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The North Wind. Norwegian Fairy Tales
14.99 €
"A fairy tale is the gold that glitters with fire in children's eyes" Hans Christian Andersen.
Let's read fairy tales, they help to look beyond the horizon, develop imagination and expand horizons. Before you is a book full of discoveries for readers of any age. It is enough to look at a map of the world to be convinced: Norway is an extremely northern country, almost a third of its territory is above the Arctic Circle. The tone of the climate, even on the coast, where thanks to the North Atlantic current it is quite mild, tend to set the winds. No wonder that the North Wind often appears in Norwegian fairy tales. He is stronger than his fairy tale counterparts - the South, East, West winds; he is wise, harsh, but fair. His power is purifying, getting rid of all kinds of filth. The North Wind punishes the delinquent, evil fairy tale anti-heroes. These are not just fascinating fairy tales, but a real immersion into history through linguistics. The intimacy of the characters and themes is striking. Which scientists - folklorists call vagrant stories, demonstrating the cultural and historical commonality of different peoples. On the page of this book we will meet Scandinavian Kolobka Pannekakena, Neputevoy Pepelenya, which easily guesses the features of 2nashego" Ivan the Fool, and even a beauty in the form of a polar bear - poured Tsarevna Frog from Russian fairy tales The book is illustrated by an honored artist of Russia Alexander Dudin and supplemented by graphics of outstanding masters of XIX-XX centuries, Kittelsen, Verenscholl, Hendriksen, Perkins and Knowles.
Let's read fairy tales, they help to look beyond the horizon, develop imagination and expand horizons. Before you is a book full of discoveries for readers of any age. It is enough to look at a map of the world to be convinced: Norway is an extremely northern country, almost a third of its territory is above the Arctic Circle. The tone of the climate, even on the coast, where thanks to the North Atlantic current it is quite mild, tend to set the winds. No wonder that the North Wind often appears in Norwegian fairy tales. He is stronger than his fairy tale counterparts - the South, East, West winds; he is wise, harsh, but fair. His power is purifying, getting rid of all kinds of filth. The North Wind punishes the delinquent, evil fairy tale anti-heroes. These are not just fascinating fairy tales, but a real immersion into history through linguistics. The intimacy of the characters and themes is striking. Which scientists - folklorists call vagrant stories, demonstrating the cultural and historical commonality of different peoples. On the page of this book we will meet Scandinavian Kolobka Pannekakena, Neputevoy Pepelenya, which easily guesses the features of 2nashego" Ivan the Fool, and even a beauty in the form of a polar bear - poured Tsarevna Frog from Russian fairy tales The book is illustrated by an honored artist of Russia Alexander Dudin and supplemented by graphics of outstanding masters of XIX-XX centuries, Kittelsen, Verenscholl, Hendriksen, Perkins and Knowles.
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