Description
The Robber with a Witch's Head
More Stories from the Great Treasury of Sicilian Folk and Fairy Tales Collected by Laura Gonzenbach
Coordinator: Zipes Jack
Language: EnglishKeywords
folk; fairy; tales; sicilian; handsome; young; man; dear; father; upon; Young Man; Witch's Head; Good Life; Fairy Tales; King's Castle; Wo; Out Into The Wide World; Handsome Lad; Handsome Young Man; Tonight; Beautiful Maiden; Magic Sword; Good Spirits; Giant's Head; Poor Washerwoman; Beggar Woman; Beautiful Princess; Beautiful Ship; Dear Husband; Beautiful Lady; Soul Flew; Magnificent Wedding; Eldest Princess; Royal Castle; Beautiful Castle
Approximative price 50.12 €
Subject to availability at the publisher.
Add to cart the print on demandPublication date: 08-2004
Support: Print on demand
Publication date: 03-2015
· 17.8x25.4 cm · Paperback
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Laura Gonzenbach was born in Sicily to Swiss-German parents. Her collection of Sicilian fairy and folk tales was first published in 1870 in German. An Italian edition appeared in 2000.
Jack Zipes, one of the world's experts on fairy tales and folklore, is the acclaimed translator of the Complete Fairy Tales of the BrothersGrimm (Bantam), editor of the Oxford Companion to FairyTales, and the author of more than a dozen books on children's literature and culture, including Don't Bet onthe Prince, Sticks and Stones, and Creative Storytelling, all published by Routledge. He is Professor of German at the University of Minnesota.