Complete Russian Folktale: v. 3: Russian Wondertales 1 - Tales of Heroes and Villains
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Author_Jack V. Haney
Baba Yaga
Beautiful Maiden
Bony Leg
Bright Falcon
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Cock Crows
Cock's Legs
Cock’s Legs
comparative fairy tale studies
Deep Blue Sea
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ethnographic storytelling research
Fiery Rivers
Gold Cup
Golden Tail
Gray Wolf
heroic stories
Ivan Tsarevich
Jelly Roll
magical tales
Merchant's Son
Merchant’s Son
Moon Lights
mythic quest motifs
narrative structure analysis
Peasant's Son
Peasant’s Son
Red Cart
Red Horse
Rooster's Head
Rooster’s Head
Russian folktales
Russian narrative folklore research
Russian Wondertales
Sharp Saber
Slavic oral literature
Tsar's Daughter
Tsar's Son
Tsar’s Daughter
Tsar’s Son
Uninvited Guest
Young Man
youth initiation rituals
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- ISBN 9781563244919
- Weight: 453g
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 30 Apr 2000
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Inc
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
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These stories of magic and heroism, and of terrifying encounters with Baba Yaga, Zmei the serpent, and Koshchei the Immortal, are surely the best-known and best-loved folktales of Russia. A wondertale tells of a young person's first venture into a perilous world, where he or she must solve a riddle, pass a test of character, or perform a heroic feat. In the course of the tale, villainy is foiled, disaster is averted, and the young person is transformed by this successful struggle into an adult.
The two hundred and fifty wondertales collected and translated here represent at least one example of every tale type known in Russia. Each tale is accompanied by commentary and the volume includes a substantial introduction by the editor.
Jack V. Haney
