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Abiyoyoby Pete Seeger, Michael HaysISBN 0689718101 (0-689-71810-1)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Abiyoyo'Book summary:No one wants to hear the little boy play his ukelele anymore...Clink, clunk, clonk. And no one wants to watch his father make things disappear...Zoop! Zoop!
Until the day the fearsome giant Abiyoyo suddenly appears in town, and all the townspeople run for their lives and the lives of their children! Nothing can stop the terrible giant Abiyoyo, nothing, that is, except the enchanting sound of the ukelele and the mysterious power of the magic wand. [via]
Adventures of Robin Hoodby Roger L. Green, Walter CraneISBN 0679436367 (0-679-43636-7)
Hardcover, Everymans Library
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The Aeneidby VirgilISBN 0679729526 (0-679-72952-6)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Aeneid'Book summary:Arma virumque cano: "I sing of warfare and a man at war." Long the bane of second-year Latin students thrust into a rhetoric of sweeping, seemingly endless sentences full of difficult verb forms and obscure words, Virgil's Aeneid finds a helpful translator in Robert Fitzgerald, who turns the lines into beautiful, accessible American English. Full of betrayal, heartache, seduction, elation, and violence, the Aeneid is the great founding epic of the Roman empire. Its pages sing of the Roman vision of self, the Roman ideal of what it meant to be a citizen of the world's greatest power. The epic's force carries across the centuries, and remains essential reading. [via]
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Aeneid of Virgilby R. HumphriesISBN 0684718162 (0-684-71816-2)
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Apuleiusby Apuleius, J. Arthur HansonISBN 0674994981 (0-674-99498-1)
Hardcover, Harvard Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Apuleius'Book summary:In the Metamorphoses of ApuleiusThe Golden Ass, we have the only Latin novel which survives entire. It is truly enchanting: a delightful romance combining realism and magic.
The hero, Lucius, eager to experience the sensations of a bird, resorts to witchcraft but by an unfortunate pharmaceutical error finds himself transformed into an ass. He knows he can revert to his own body by eating rose-petals, but these prove singularly elusive; and the bulk of the work describes his adventures as an animal. He also retails many stories that he overheard, the most charming being that of Cupid and Psyche (beginning, in true fairy-tale fashion, 'Erant in quadam civitate rex et regina'). Some of the stories are as indecent as they are witty, and two in the ninth book were deemed by Boccaccio worthy of inclusion in the Decameron. At last the goddess Isis takes pity on Lucius. In a surprising denouement, he is restored to human shape and, now spiritually regenerated, is initiated into her mysteries. The author's baroque Latin style nicely matches his fantastic narrative and is guaranteed to hold a reader's attention from beginning to end.
The Loeb Classical Library edition of Apuleius is in two volumes.
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Apuleius Metamorphosesby Apuleius, J. Arthur HansonISBN 0674990498 (0-674-99049-8)
Hardcover, Harvard Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Apuleius Metamorphoses'Book summary:In the Metamorphoses of Apuleius, also known as The Golden Ass, we have the only Latin novel which survives entire. It is truly enchanting: a delightful romance combining realism and magic. The hero, Lucius, eager to experience the sensations of a bird, resorts to witchcraft but by an unfortunate pharmaceutical error finds himself transformed into an ass. He knows he can revert to his own body by eating rose-petals, but these prove singularly elusive; and the bulk of the work describes his adventures as an animal. He also retails many stories that he overheard, the most charming being that of Cupid and Psyche (beginning, in true fairy-tale fashion, ' Erant in quadam civitate rex et regina '). Some of the stories are as indecent as they are witty, and two in the ninth book were deemed by Boccaccio worthy of inclusion in the Decameron. At last the goddess Isis takes pity on Lucius. In a surprising denouement, he is restored to human shape and, now spiritually regenerated, is initiated into her mysteries. The author's baroque Latin style nicely matches his fantastic narrative and is guaranteed to hold a reader's attention from beginning to end. J. Arthur Hanson was at the time of his death in 1985 Giger Professor of Latin at Princeton University. His publications include Roman Theater-Temples. The Loeb Classical Library edition of Apuleius is in two volumes. [via]
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Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beastby Robin McKinleyISBN 0671604341 (0-671-60434-1)
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Beauty and the Beastby Marianna Mayer, Mercer MayerISBN 0689711514 (0-689-71151-4)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster Merchandise &
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Beauty and the Beastby Marie Leprince de Beaumont, Richard Howard, Hilary Knight, Jean CocteauISBN 0671707205 (0-671-70720-5)
Hardcover, Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
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The Bhagavad Gitaby Franklin EdgertonISBN 0674069250 (0-674-06925-0)
Softcover, Harvard Univ Pr
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Mr. Edgerton is the author of many books and articles in the fields of Egyptology and Oriental languages and literature. He is an editor of the American Journal of Semitic Languages and Literature.
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Blackwood Farmby Anne RiceISBN 0676975429 (0-676-97542-9)
Hardcover, A.A. Knopf
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The Book of Merlin: Insights from the First Merlin Conference, London, June, 1986by R. J. StewartISBN 0713719451 (0-7137-1945-1)
Hardcover, Blandford Press
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The Book of Merlin: Insights from the Merlin Conferenceby R. J. StewartISBN 0713720786 (0-7137-2078-6)
Softcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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The Book of Were-wolvesby Sabine Baring-GouldISBN 0685325954 (0-685-32595-4)
Hardcover, Gale Group
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Call It Courageby Armstrong SperryISBN 0689713916 (0-689-71391-6)
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Mafatu's name means "Stout Heart," but his people call him a coward. Ever since the sea took his mother's life and spared his own, he has lived with deep fear. And even though his father is the Great Chief of Hikueru -- an island whose seafaring people worship courage -- he is terrified, and so scorned.
By the time he is fifteen years old, Mafatu can bear it no longer. He must conquer his fear alone...even if it means certain death.
This classic tale of a young boy's hidden strength has been a favorite of readers of all ages since its 1940 publication -- and this handsome new edition preserves its original illustrations in all their beauty. [via] -
Canterbury Talesby Geoffrey Chaucer, H. Lawrence Hoffman, David Williams, R.M. LumianskyISBN 0671727699 (0-671-72769-9)
Softcover, Pocket Classics
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Canterbury Tales'Book summary:On a spring day in April--sometime in the waning years of the 14th century--29 travelers set out for Canterbury on a pilgrimage to the shrine of Saint Thomas Beckett. Among them is a knight, a monk, a prioress, a plowman, a miller, a merchant, a clerk, and an oft-widowed wife from Bath. Travel is arduous and wearing; to maintain their spirits, this band of pilgrims entertains each other with a series of tall tales that span the spectrum of literary genres. Five hundred years later, people are still reading Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. If you haven't yet made the acquaintance of the Franklin, the Pardoner, or the Squire because you never learned Middle English, take heart: this edition of the Tales has been translated into modern idiom.
From the heroic romance of "The Knight's Tale" to the low farce embodied in the stories of the Miller, the Reeve, and the Merchant, Chaucer treated such universal subjects as love, sex, and death in poetry that is simultaneously witty, insightful, and poignant. The Canterbury Tales is a grand tour of 14th-century English mores and morals--one that modern-day readers will enjoy. [via]
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Hardcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books - The Canterbury Tales: ISBN 0679601252 (0-679-60125-2)
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Celtic Myths, Celtic Legendsby R. J. Stewart, Courtney DavisISBN 0713724234 (0-7137-2423-4)
Hardcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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Chinese Mother Goose Rhymesby Robert Wyndham, Ed YoungISBN 0698116224 (0-698-11622-4)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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Classical Mythologyby Robert J. Lenardon, Mark P. O. MorfordISBN 0679303367 (0-679-30336-7)
Hardcover, McKay
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Classics of Horror: Dracula/Frankenstein/2 Books in 1by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Bram StokerISBN 0681411635 (0-681-41163-5)
Hardcover, Longmeadow Pr
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Clever Tom and the Leprechaunby Linda ShuteISBN 0688074898 (0-688-07489-8)
Hardcover, Harpercollins
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Cut from the Same Clothby Robert D. San Souci, J. Brian PinkneyISBN 0698118111 (0-698-11811-1)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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Dragons: A Natural Historyby Karl ShukerISBN 0684814439 (0-684-81443-9)
Hardcover, Simon & Schuster
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Dragons: A Natural History'Book summary:For millennia, few animals have fascinated mankind more than dragons. But until now, no rigorous survey has captured them in all their glorious variety. Dragons: A Natural History is that survey...a one-of-a-kind book, bringing these captivating creatures to life with lavish illustrations and vivid commentary. This marvelous compendium will take you on a journey that begins with the earliest serpent dragons and continues to the present day. Along the way, Dr. Karl Shuker, one of the world's leading experts on dracontology, shares his wealth of knowledge on:
Dragon dwellings: These magnificent beasts have been found in an astounding number of places. Dragons and their near relatives have found niches in every ecosystem on the planet -- from the mountains of Greece to the forests of northern Europe to the volcanic plain of Mesoamerica to the river valleys of China -- and have, as a consequence, become deeply embedded in human culture.
Dragon variety: Here are five main types of dragons, emerging from the floods or flames of history -- the frightening Serpents, Wyverns, and Classical Dragons of the West; the Sky Dragons, including beneficent Chinese Dragons, Amphipteres, and winged New World species; the Neo-Dragons such as the Basilisk, Salamander, and the like; as well as dozens of varieties and subspecies, including orms, guivres, lindorms, and more.
Dragon traditions: From St. George's batwinged, scaly-legged adversary to Wagner's Fafnir to Quetzalcoatl, mythic dragons have been a powerful presence in the legends of humanity. Each of them is described and illustrated in Dragons: A Natural History. [via]
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East of the Sun and West of the Moonby Mercer MayerISBN 0689711131 (0-689-71113-1)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
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Fairy Talesby H.C. Andersen, W. Heath Robinson, Reginald SpinkISBN 0679417915 (0-679-41791-5)
Hardcover, Everymans Library
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Fairy Tales'Book summary:"The Princess and the Pea, " "The Little Mermaid, " and other great Andersen fairy tales have enchanted children since the first ones appeared in Danish in the 1830s and '40s. Spink's translation into English is widely recognized as the finest, and the new Everyman's Library edition is further graced by the magical pictures made in 1899 by three of Britain's most celebrated illustrators. [via]
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Field Guide to the Little Peopleby Nancy Arrowsmith, George MoorseISBN 0671790366 (0-671-79036-6)
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Folk Keeperby Franny BillingsleyISBN 0689844611 (0-689-84461-1)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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The Folk Keeper/Fantasyby Franny BillingsleyISBN 0689851995 (0-689-85199-5)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
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Folklore of the Scottish Highlandsby Anne RossISBN 0713454474 (0-7134-5447-4)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Folklore of the Scottish Highlands'Book summary:The folklore of the Scottish Highlands is unique and very much alive. Dr Anne Ross, a Gaelic-speaking Celtic scholar and archaeologist, has lived and worked in crofting communities, enabling her to collect information at first hand and to assess the veracity of material already published. She portrays the beliefs and customs of Scottish Gaelic society in the light of Celtic and more recent Scottish history, including: seasonal customs deriving from Celtic festivals; the famous waulking songs; the Highland tradition of seers and second sight; omens and taboos, both good and bad; chilling experiences of witchcraft and the Evil Eye; rituals associated with life and death. Dr Anne Ross, formerly Lecturer in the Extramural Department of the University of Southampton, where she taught Iron Age and general Celtic topics, now lives near Aberystwyth and teaches part time at the University. She is the author of several books including Roman Celtic Britain and of the Pagan Celts, as well as numerous papers and teaches part time. [via]
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Ghosts and Legends of WalesISBN 0711702934 (0-7117-0293-4)
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Goldie Locks Has Chicken Poxby Erin Dealey, Hanako WakiyamaISBN 0689876106 (0-689-87610-6)
Softcover, Aladdin Paperbacks
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Goldilocks and the Three Haresby Heidi PetachISBN 0698117603 (0-698-11760-3)
Softcover, Paper Star
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The Guizerby Alan GarnerISBN 068886001X (0-688-86001-X)
Hardcover, Greenwillow Books
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Gulliver's Travelsby Jonathan SwiftISBN 0679405453 (0-679-40545-3)
Hardcover, Random House Inc
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cabinet council to the nursery," remarked Alexander Pope when Gulliver's Travels was published in 1726. One of the unique books of world literature, Swift's masterful satire describes the astonishing voyages of one Lemuel Gulliver, a ship's surgeon, to surreal kingdoms inhabited by miniature people and giants, quack philosophers and scientists, horses endowed with reason and men who behave like beasts. Written with great wit and invention, Gulliver's Travels is a savage parody on man and his institutions that has captivated readers for nearly three centuries.
The Modern Library has played a significant role in American cultural life for the better part of a century. The series was founded in 1917 by the publishers Boni and Liveright and eight years later acquired by Bennett Cerf and Donald Klopfer. It provided the foundation for their next publishing venture, Random House. The Modern Library has been a staple of the American book trade, providing readers with afford-
able hardbound editions of impor-
tant works of literature and thought. For the Modern Library's seventy-
fifth anniversary, Random House redesigned the series, restoring
as its emblem the running torch-
bearer created by Lucian Bernhard in 1925 and refurbishing jackets, bindings, and type, as well as inau-
gurating a new program of selecting titles. The Modern Library continues to provide the world's best books, at the best prices. As bestselling author and critic Allan Bloom observed: "Gulliver's Travels is an amazing rhetorical achievement. Swift had not only the judgment with which to arrive at a reasoned view of the world but the fancy by means of which he could re-create that world in a form which teaches where argument fails and which satisfies all while misleading none." [via]More editions of Gulliver's Travels:
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Hardcover, Random House Publishing Group - Gulliver's Travels: ISBN 0708981437 (0-7089-8143-7)
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- Guilliver's Travels: ISBN 0672609681 (0-672-60968-1)
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Hans Christian Andersen: Cuentos Fantasticos y De Animales, Cuentos Humoristicos y Sentimentales, La Sirenita, El Traje Nuevo Del Emperador / Fantastic and Animal Stories, Homby H. C. Andersen, British LibraryISBN 071230682X (0-7123-0682-X)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Hans Christian Andersen: Cuentos Fantasticos y De Animales, Cuentos Humoristicos y Sentimentales, La Sirenita, El Traje Nuevo Del Emperador / Fantastic and Animal Stories, Hom'Book summary:[via]The stories of Hans Christian Andersen are known all over the world and he is one of the most translated authors of all time. Andersen's fame rests on his fairy tales and stories, written between 1835 and 1872, among the best known of which are "The Ugly Duckling," "The Little Mermaid," "The Princess and the Pea," "The Snow Queen," "The Nightingale," and "The Steadfast Tin Soldier." With these fairy tales, inspired by the great tradition of the Arabian Nights and by the brothers Grimm, Andersen became known as the father of the modern fairytale. Moreover, Andersen's works were original. Only twelve of his 156 known fairy stories drew on folktales. This complete collection of Andersen's stories is based on Jean Hersholt's classic translation.
Andersen's stories have been widely illustrated by some of the best-known illustrators of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, in particular those of the Edwardian period - the Golden Age of illustration - including W. Heath Robinson, Arthur Rackham, Mabel Lucie Atwell, Kay Nielsen and Edmund Dulac. Around ninety of the stories are illustrated with reproductions of original illustrations from classic Edwardian to contemporary illustrators. In addition, there are thirteen newly commissioned illustrations for some of Andersen's less well-known stories.
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Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Talesby Hans Christian Andersen, Anthea Bell, Lisbeth ZwergerISBN 0698400356 (0-698-40035-6)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales'Book summary:[via]Lisbeth Zwerger is one of the worlds preeminent childrens book artists, and one of the most original interpreters of Hans Christian Andersens classic fairytales. This handsome collection, originally published in 1991 now returns in celebration of Hans Christian Andersens 200th birthday. It includes eleven favorite stories, such as "The Princess and the Pea" and "The Emperors New Clothes," as well as lesser-known but equally wonderful stories, all featuring Ms. Zwergers distinctively elegant, witty illustrations. This superb anthology is bound to become a treasured part of every childs library.
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The Holy Grail: Imagination and Beliefby Richard BarberISBN 067401815X (0-674-01815-X)
Softcover, Harvard Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Holy Grail: Imagination And Belief'Book summary:The elusive image of the Holy Grail has haunted the Western imagination for eight centuries. It represents the ideal of an unattainable yet infinitely desirable goal, the possibility of perfection. Initially conceived in literature, it became a Christian icon which has been re-created in a multitude of forms over time even though the Grail has no specific material attributes or true religious significance.
Richard Barber traces the history of the legends surrounding the Holy Grail, beginning with Chrétien de Troyes's great romances of the twelfth century and the medieval Church's religious version of the secular ideal. He pursues the myths through Victorian obsessions and enthusiasms to the popular bestsellers of the late twentieth century that have embraced its mysteries. Crisscrossing the borders of fiction and spirituality, the quest for the Holy Grail has long attracted writers, artists, and admirers of the esoteric. It has been a recurrent theme in tales of imagination and belief which have laid claim to the highest religious and secular ideals and experiences. From Lancelot to Parsifal, chivalric romances to Wagner's Ring, T. S. Eliot to Monty Python, the Grail has fascinated and lured the Western imagination from beyond the reach of the ordinary world.
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The Illustrated Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religionby James George Frazer, Robert K.G. TempleISBN 0684818507 (0-684-81850-7)
Hardcover, Simon & Schuster
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Illustrated Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion'Book summary:Before Joseph Campbell became the world's most famous practitioner of comparative mythology, there was Sir James George Frazer. The Golden Bough was originally published in two volumes in 1890, but Frazer became so enamored of his topic that over the next few decades he expanded the work sixfold, then in 1922 cut it all down to a single thick edition suitable for mass distribution. The thesis on the origins of magic and religion that it elaborates "will be long and laborious," Frazer warns readers, "but may possess something of the charm of a voyage of discovery, in which we shall visit many strange lands, with strange foreign peoples, and still stranger customs." Chief among those customs--at least as the book is remembered in the popular imagination--is the sacrificial killing of god-kings to ensure bountiful harvests, which Frazer traces through several cultures, including in his elaborations the myths of Adonis, Osiris, and Balder.
While highly influential in its day, The Golden Bough has come under harsh critical scrutiny in subsequent decades, with many of its descriptions of regional folklore and legends deemed less than reliable. Furthermore, much of its tone is rooted in a philosophy of social Darwinism--sheer cultural imperialism, really--that finds its most explicit form in Frazer's rhetorical question: "If in the most backward state of human society now known to us we find magic thus conspicuously present and religion conspicuously absent, may we not reasonably conjecture that the civilised races of the world have also at some period of their history passed through a similar intellectual phase?" (The truly civilized races, he goes on to say later, though not particularly loudly, are the ones whose minds evolve beyond religious belief to embrace the rational structures of scientific thought.) Frazer was much too genteel to state plainly that "primitive" races believe in magic because they are too stupid and backwards to know any better; instead he remarks that "a savage hardly conceives the distinction commonly drawn by more advanced peoples between the natural and the supernatural." And he certainly was not about to make explicit the logical extension of his theories--"that Christian legend, dogma, and ritual" (to quote Robert Graves's summation of Frazer in The White Goddess) "are the refinement of a great body of primitive and barbarous beliefs." Whatever modern readers have come to think of the book, however, its historical significance and the eloquence with which Frazer attempts to develop what one might call a unifying theory of anthropology cannot be denied. --Ron Hogan [via]
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Initiationby Marian HughesISBN 0671876406 (0-671-87640-6)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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Johnny Appleseedby Steven KelloggISBN 0688148506 (0-688-14850-6)
Softcover, HarperCollins Publishers
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The Last Enchantmentby Mary StewartISBN 0688034810 (0-688-03481-0)
Hardcover, Harpercollins
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Last Enchantment'Book summary:Arthur Pendragon is King! Unchallenged on the battlefield, he melds the country together in a time of promise. But sinister powers plot to destroy Camelot, and when the witch-queen Morgause -- Arthur's own half sister -- ensnares him in an incestuous liaison, a fatal web of love, betrayal, and bloody vengeance is woven.
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Legends, Lies and Cherished Myths of American Historyby Richard ShenkmanISBN 0688065805 (0-688-06580-5)
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Mahadevi Sancayitaby Elias Lonnrot, Francis P. MagounISBN 0674500105 (0-674-50010-5)
Softcover, Harvard Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Mahadevi Sancayita'Book summary:The national folk epic of Finland is here presented in an English translation that is both scholarly and eminently readable. To avoid the imprecision and metrical monotony of earlier verse translations, Magoun has used prose, printed line for line as in the original so that repetitions, parallelisms, and variations are readily apparent. The lyrical passages and poetic images, the wry humor, the tall-tale extravagance, and the homely realism of the Kalevala come through with extraordinary effectiveness. [via]
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The Metamorphosesby Ovid, Frank Justus MillerISBN 0674990463 (0-674-99046-3)
Hardcover, Harvard Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Metamorphoses'Book summary:Ovid (Publius Ovidius Naso, 43 BCE17 CE), born at Sulmo, studied rhetoric and law at Rome. Later he did considerable public service there, and otherwise devoted himself to poetry and to society. Famous at first, he offended the emperor Augustus by his Ars Amatoria, and was banished because of this work and some other reason unknown to us, and dwelt in the cold and primitive town of Tomis on the Black Sea. He continued writing poetry, a kindly man, leading a temperate life. He died in exile.
Ovid's main surviving works are the Metamorphoses, a source of inspiration to artists and poets including Chaucer and Shakespeare; the Fasti, a poetic treatment of the Roman year of which Ovid finished only half; the Amores, love poems; the Ars Amatoria, not moral but clever and in parts beautiful; Heroides, fictitious love letters by legendary women to absent husbands; and the dismal works written in exile: the Tristia, appeals to persons including his wife and also the emperor; and similar Epistulae ex Ponto. Poetry came naturally to Ovid, who at his best is lively, graphic and lucid.
The Loeb Classical Library edition of Ovid is in six volumes.
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The Mythology of Mexico and Central Americaby John BierhorstISBN 0688067212 (0-688-06721-2)
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The Old Wives' Fairy Tale Bookby Angela CarterISBN 0679740376 (0-679-74037-6)
Softcover, Knopf Publishing Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Old Wives' Fairy Tale Book'Book summary:Fairy tales, folk tales, stories from the oral tradition, are all of them the most vital connection we have with the imaginations of the ordinary men and women whose labour created our world."
-- From the Introduction
There was a time when fairy tales weren't meant just for children -- they were part of an oral folklore tradition passed down through generations. This volume of sixty enchanting and enduring tales, collected by master storyteller Angela Carter, revives the industry, eccentricity, spirit, and worldly wisdom of women in preindustrial times. Drawn from narrative traditions all around the world -- from ancient Swahili legends to Appalachian tall tales to European spirit stories and more -- these tales together comprise a unique feminine mythology.
Angela Carter (1940-1992) was widely known for her novels, short stories, and journalism. Her many books include The Magic Toy Shop, The Sadeian Woman, Nights at the Circus, Fireworks, and Saints and Strangers. [via]More editions of The Old Wives' Fairy Tale Book:
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Ovid: Metamorphoses Books 9-15by Ovid, G.P. Goold, Grant Showerman, A. Miller, Frank Justus MillerISBN 0674990471 (0-674-99047-1)
Hardcover, Harvard Univ Pr
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Ovid's main surviving works are the Metamorphoses, a source of inspiration to artists and poets including Chaucer and Shakespeare; the Fasti, a poetic treatment of the Roman year of which Ovid finished only half; the Amores, love poems; the Ars Amatoria, not moral but clever and in parts beautiful; Heroides, fictitious love letters by legendary women to absent husbands; and the dismal works written in exile: the Tristia, appeals to persons including his wife and also the emperor; and similar Epistulae ex Ponto. Poetry came naturally to Ovid, who at his best is lively, graphic and lucid.
The Loeb Classical Library edition of Ovid is in six volumes.
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The Paper Craneby Molly BangISBN 0688073336 (0-688-07333-6)
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Pecos Billby Steven KelloggISBN 0688099246 (0-688-09924-6)
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Popol Vuh: The Mayan Book of the Dawn of Lifeby Dennis TedlockISBN 0684818450 (0-684-81845-0)
Softcover, Touchstone Books
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This new edition of Dennis Tedlock's unabridged, widely praised translation includes new notes and commentary, newly translated passages, newly deciphered hieroglyphs, and over forty new illustrations. [via]
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Possessions: The History and Uses of Haunting in the Hudson Valleyby Judith RichardsonISBN 0674018524 (0-674-01852-4)
Softcover, Harvard Univ Pr
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Robin Hoodby Paul Creswick, N. C. WyethISBN 0689854676 (0-689-85467-6)
Hardcover, Simon & Schuster
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Rose Daughterby Robin McKinleyISBN 0688154395 (0-688-15439-5)
Hardcover, HarperCollins Canada, Limited
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Rose Daughter'Book summary:"It is the heart of this place, and it is dying," says the Beast. And it is true; the center of the Beast's palace, the glittering glasshouse that brings Beauty both comfort and delight in her strange new environment, is filled with leafless brown rosebushes. But deep within this enchanted world, new life, at once subtle and strong, is about to awaken. Twenty years ago Robin McKinley enthralled readers with the power of Beauty. Now this extraordinarily gifted novelist retells the story of Beauty and the Beast again--but in a totally new way, with fresh perspective, ingenuity, and mature insight. In Rose Daughter she has written her finest and most deeply felt work, a compelling, richly imagined, and haunting exploration of the transformative power of love. [via]
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Saint Valentineby Robert SabudaISBN 0689824297 (0-689-82429-7)
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Sally Ann Thunder Ann Whirlwind Crockettby Steven KelloggISBN 0688140424 (0-688-14042-4)
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Seasons of Splendour: Tales, Myths, & Legends of Indiaby Madhur JaffreyISBN 0689311419 (0-689-31141-9)
Hardcover, Book Sales
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Shoeless Joe & Black Betsyby Phil Bildner, C. F. PayneISBN 0689874375 (0-689-87437-5)
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Sir Gawain and the Loathly Ladyby Selina Hastings, Juan WijngaardISBN 0688070469 (0-688-07046-9)
Softcover, HarperCollins Publishers
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Sleeping Beautiesby Susanna MooreISBN 067975539X (0-679-75539-X)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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Strega Nonaby Tomie De PaolaISBN 0671666061 (0-671-66606-1)
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Tales of Robin Hoodby Clayton EmeryISBN 0671653970 (0-671-65397-0)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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The Way to Eternity: Egyptian Mythby Fergus Fleming, Alan Lothian, Duncan Baird Publishers, Time-Life BooksISBN 0705435032 (0-7054-3503-2)
Hardcover, Grand Central Pub
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What Happened in Hamelinby Gloria SkurzynskiISBN 0679836454 (0-679-83645-4)
Softcover, Random House Childrens Books
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Where Have the Unicorns Goneby Jane Yolen, Ruth SandersonISBN 0689863594 (0-689-86359-4)
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The Wicked Dayby Mary StewartISBN 0688025072 (0-688-02507-2)
Hardcover, Harpercollins
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Yiddish Folktalesby Beatrice Silverman Weinreich, Leonard WolfISBN 0679730974 (0-679-73097-4)
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Pecos Billby Steven Kellogg, Amy Cohn, Aida E. MarcuseISBN 0688140203 (0-688-14020-3)
Softcover, HarperCollins Publishers
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