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Record Nr.

UNINA9910453105803321

Titolo

Baba Yaga : the wild witch of the East in Russian fairy tales / / introduction and translations by Sibelan Forrester ; captions to images by Helena Goscilo ; selection of images by Martin Skoro and Helena Goscilo ; edited by Sibelan Forrester, Helena Goscilo, and Martin Skoro ; foreword by Jack Zipes

Pubbl/distr/stampa

©2013

Jackson, Mississippi : , : University Press of Mississippi, , 2013

ISBN

1-62103-943-9

1-61703-596-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (257 pages) : illustrations

Altri autori (Persone)

ForresterSibelan E. S (Sibelan Elizabeth S.)

GosciloHelena <1945->

SkoroMartin

ZipesJack <1937->

Disciplina

398.20947

Soggetti

Baba Yaga (Legendary character)

Tales - Russia

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sommario/riassunto

Collection of twenty-nine fairy tales featuring Baba Yaga that draws from the famous collection of Aleksandr Afanas'ev, but also includes some tales from the lesser-known nineteenth-century collection of Ivan Khudiakov, along with images that show how artists have imagined her for over more than two centuries.