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The Magic Love: Fairy Tales from Twenty-First Century China

Wolfgang Mieder

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This book presents a unique collection of fairy tales from contemporary China, translated into English for the first time. Demonstrating the unique continuity of oral tradition through Chinese history, the thirty tales are selected according to the theme of magic love. Many readers will be familiar with European tales of love and family. These Chinese tales have a very different emphasis. The structural differences are also striking: there are more tales with tragic endings, instead of the familiar happily ever after, and many types of tale. They are fascinating to read and challenging in terms of both morphology and cultural symbolism. Unlike many collections of fairy tales, this book provides contextual information on the tellers, collectors, and time and location of collection, along with an introduction to the Chinese social and cultural background, and folkloristic approaches to fairy tale studies.

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers

Release: December 30, 2021

ISBN: 1433192675

ISBN 13: 9781433192678

The Magic Love: Fairy Tales from Twenty-First Century China

Wolfgang Mieder

0/5 ( ratings)

This book presents a unique collection of fairy tales from contemporary China, translated into English for the first time. Demonstrating the unique continuity of oral tradition through Chinese history, the thirty tales are selected according to the theme of magic love. Many readers will be familiar with European tales of love and family. These Chinese tales have a very different emphasis. The structural differences are also striking: there are more tales with tragic endings, instead of the familiar happily ever after, and many types of tale. They are fascinating to read and challenging in terms of both morphology and cultural symbolism. Unlike many collections of fairy tales, this book provides contextual information on the tellers, collectors, and time and location of collection, along with an introduction to the Chinese social and cultural background, and folkloristic approaches to fairy tale studies.

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers

Release: December 30, 2021

ISBN: 1433192675

ISBN 13: 9781433192678

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