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Alma Classics: Tales from Russian Folklore

Alexander Afanasyev


  • Alma Books - Alma Classics
Mid 19th century, following the example of the Brothers Grimm, Alexander Afanasyev embarked on the ambitious task of sifting through the huge repository of tales from Russian folklore. The result, an eight-volume collection comprising around 600 stories, is one of the most influential and enduringly popular books in Russian literature. This large selection (120 tales) from Afanasyev's work will give the opportunity to discover one of the founding texts of the European folkloristic tradition.

ISBN 9781847498373 | E | PB
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Publisher Alma Books - Alma Classics
ISBN 9781847498373
Publication date October 2020
Edition Paperback
Dimensions 254 x 203 mm
Pages 300
Language(s) Eng. ed.
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Towards the middle of the nineteenth century, following the example of the Brothers Grimm in Germany, Alexander Afanasyev embarked on the ambitious task of sifting through the huge repository of tales from Russian folklore and selecting the very best from written and oral sources. The result, an eight-volume collection comprising around 600 stories, is one of the most influential and enduringly popular books in Russian literature. This large selection (120 tales) from Afanasyev's work, presented in a new translation by Stephen Pimenoff, will give English readers the opportunity to discover one of the founding texts of the European folkloristic tradition. Displaying a vast array of unforgettable characters, such as the Baba-Yaga, Ivan the Fool, Vasilisa the Fair and the Firebird, these tales - by turns adventurous, comical and downright madcap - will enchant readers for their raw beauty and constant ability to surprise and excite.

Alma Classics: Tales from Russian Folklore

Alma Classics: Tales from Russian Folklore

€13.95