- Catapult
- 2013
- Taschenbuch
- 368 Seiten
- ISBN 9781619021914
This "lovely, inventive book" reveals how nature has influenced popular fairy tales like Rapunzel and Little Red Riding Hood, pairing 12 modern retellings with detailed histories of Northern European forests Fairy tales are one of our earliest cultural forms, and forests one of our most ancient landscapes. Both evoke similar sensations: At times, they are beautiful and magical, at others-spooky and sometimes horrifying. Maitland argues that the terrain of these fairy tales are intimately connected to the mysterious secrets and silences, gifts, and perils. With each chapter focusing on a different story and a different forest visit, Maitland offers a complex history of forests and how they shape
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