Fairy tales and myths, anyone? I am enjoying Beneath the Moon: Fairy Tales, Myths, and Divine Stories from Around the World by Yoshi Yoshitani. I am finding that I know some of these stories, but not all. And some of them I know different versions of. This book would be fun to share with the kiddos before bed.
Helena and Chris are speaking in the Daryll Forde Seminar Room, 2nd Floor of the Anthro building.
NB due to building work, you need to use the main entrance of the Archaeology Institute round the corner in Gordon Sq. Please plan to arrive between 6:15-6:30 if possible.
If you like songs & you like bass guitar, you might like my stuff.
Hmm maybe I'll do a thread later if I'm not too busy, with a few words about each of the 11 songs I've got up on Bandcamp so far, so people are more likely to find one they like.
A song about the weight of social/commercial manipulation insinuating that yr not good enough. Yes it is an allusion to the classic fairytale :-)
Ugly Duckling
"In the mirror of the world around you
"Reflections every day show you you're wrong
"Feeling ugly like the Ugly Duckling
"You never realised you were a swan"
A QUAINT, CHARMING FABLE inspired by the art of Vincent van Gogh and by great 19th-century fantasy writers like Andersen, Carroll, MacDonald and Wilde. Sweet, but with a witty bite. B PLUS
If you love fairytales, like I do, you must check out @RebeccaSolnit's versions of Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty: Cinderella Liberator, and Waking Beauty.
Poetic, funny, wise, and, more than anything, kind
These are tales I would want children to hear, time and again, and reflect on, as they grow up
The story of the Snow Queen, a character in Hans Christian Andersen's tale. Kidnapping Kai, she adds a frosty twist to the journey of his friend, Gerda. A story of icy enchantment and heartwarming quests. It also the story of love and friendship as well 📖❄️ #fairytaletuesday#mythology#folklore#fairytales
The Annotated Classic Fairy Tales is a remarkable treasure trove, a work that celebrates the best-loved tales of childhood and presents them through the vision of Maria Tatar, a leading authority in the field of folklore and children's literature.
Long ago, the forest was dark and deep.
There, shrouded in mists, lived the Mysteries.
In this fable for grownups, a kingdom is beset by unexplained afflictions. The king, hopeful of ending this torment, dispatches his knights. Years later, a single battered knight returns…
Watterson returns to us with a bang. Simple, but effective writing combined with the unusually-rendered illustrations makes this a short but excellent read. Eerie, thoughtful, and characteristically profound, you may find yourself coming back to this one over and over. 5/5 ⭐️
My class on fairy tales and subversion starts Thursday. It's on zoom but it's live. So time zones get weird, but it at least can be taken from anywhere. There are still a few spots open. (And I promise an awkward ending.)
Today I learned that the "tooth fairy" legend is said to have originated from Mme D'Aulnoy's 17th century French fairy tale, the Good Little Mouse.
In it, the princess' fairy godmother takes the shape of a little mouse.
A little mouse that helps defeat and evil king and his son by sneaking into their room at night, crawling into the king's mouth, biting his tongue and cheeks, and then eating the prince's eyeball... 😬 😬
When it comes to German #folklore , the actual #FairyTales are merely the tip of the iceberg.
Local legends - which, unlike fairy tales, refer to real world locations, historical periods, or people - outnumber them by at least an order of magnitude. Perhaps even two!
Bardzo często słyszymy bajeczki środowiska nacjonalistycznego o swojej antysystemowości i ulicznej prawilności. Później zawsze okazuje się, że jakby co, to jednak "murem za mundurem" i chłopaki są pierwsi do pucowania policyjnych butów.