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Fairy Tales from Before Fairy Tales: The Medieval Latin Past of Wonderful Lies.

Publication: Marvels & Tales
Publication Date: 01-OCT-08
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Fairy Tales from Before Fairy Tales: The Medieval Latin Past of Wonderful Lies.(Book review)

Article Excerpt
Fairy Tales from Before Fairy Tales: The Medieval Latin Past of Wonderful Lies. By Jan M. Ziolkowski. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2007. 500 pp.

In this beautifully crafted and handsome tome, Jan M. Ziolkowski, Arthur Kingsley Porter Professor of Medieval Latin at Harvard University, presents an innovative assessment and analysis of hitherto unexplored Medieval Latin folk narratives. With thorough international perspective and intellectual contextualization, Ziolkowski masterfully historicizes and politicizes oral and literary tale collecting, style, transmission, transcription, and the role of wonder, while tackling dominant conceptions...

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