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The World of the Irish Wonder Tale

An Introduction to the Study of Fairy Tales

by (author) Elliott B. Gose

Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Initial publish date
Dec 1985
Category
Cultural, English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781487597696
    Publish Date
    Dec 1985
    List Price
    $27.95

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Description

Fairy tales are a rich element of childhood in many cultures around the world. But in Ireland, where they are known as wonder tales, these stories of magic and enchantment are not restricted to young audiences; Irish wonder tales are told to adults.

 

So that the modern reader can fully appreciate them, Gose provides an interdisciplinary overview. He identifies a number of approaches – psychological, anthropological, structural, comparative, and typological.

About the author

Elliott B. Gose, Jr. is a retired professor of English at the University of British Columbia. He is the author of Imagination Indulged: The Irrational in the Nineteenth-Century Novel and The Transformation Process in Joyce's 'Ulysses'.

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