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Turandot's Sisters (RLE Folklore): A Study of the Folktale AT 851: Volume 16 (Routledge Library Editions: Folklore) - Hardcover

Goldberg, Christine

 
9781138844117: Turandot's Sisters (RLE Folklore): A Study of the Folktale AT 851: Volume 16 (Routledge Library Editions: Folklore)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 113884411X ISBN 13: 9781138844117
Publisher: Routledge, 2015

Synopsis

The central tale studied in Turandot’s Sisters, first published in 1993, is The Princess Who Can Not Solve the Riddle, AT 851. Other wisdom tales are surveyed to show that they are separate from the riddle tales in material and in spirit. Customs and beliefs concerning riddling and riddle contests are examined to see what motifs from the tales are taken from reality, leaving the rest to be either fantasy motifs or stylistic traits. The central tale AT 851 is analysed in detail to exhibit its obligatory and optional elements, a wealth of possibilities that enables it to adapt to a range of moods and to express a variety of ideas.

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Goldberg, Christine

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2015
Language
English
ISBN 10 
113884411X
ISBN 13 
9781138844117
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
222