SWEDISH FOLKTALES AND LEGENDS - Hardcover
One hundred-and-fifty newly translated Swedish folktales feature stories ranging from the ribald to the magical, where sirens, trolls, princesses, dunces, and rakes all come to life. 10,000 first printing.
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ls, giants, household spirits, and ghosts come to life in this unique collection of voices from Sweden's folkloric past.
Swedish Folktales and Legends is a diverse and representative sampling of stories from Sweden's centuries-old folklore tradition. Ranging from the ribald to the romantic, from the rustic to the mystical, from farmers' jokes to epiphanies, these are lively new translations of 150 tales drawn from unique sources including the Swedish National Folklore Archives and numerous private collections.
Illustrated with woodcuts and drawings throughout
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Swedish Folktales and Legends is a diverse and representative sampling of stories from Sweden's centuries-old folklore tradition. Ranging from the ribald to the romantic, from the rustic to the mystical, from farmers' jokes to epiphanies, these are lively new translations of 150 tales drawn from unique sources including the Swedish National Folklore Archives and numerous private collections.
Illustrated with woodcuts and drawings throughout
"A splendid folklore series.
-- Washington Post
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- PublisherPantheon
- Publication date1994
- ISBN 10 0394547918
- ISBN 13 9780394547916
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages383
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