... phial is shattered. Here, another familiar motif from the literature of folktale and romance — the instantaneous efficacy of marvellous action — highlights the properties of political miracles and those divine and absolute rulers who perform them. Antwerp mystical aspects of Bible texts Binche...

...This chapter presents “Elena the Beautiful,” a Russian folktale by Matvei Mikhailovich Korguev about the son of a tsar who saves a woman named Elena the Beautiful from a skeletal figure called Koshchei the Deathless and becomes the tsar himself. folktale Elena the Beautiful Matvei Mikhailovich...

...This chapter presents “Island of Gold,” a Russian folktale by Matvei Mikhailovich Korguev about a young man who is abandoned by his parents on an island after his mother develops a hatred for him, marries the tsar’s daughter, and lives with her in a decent city called the Island of Gold. folktale...

...This chapter presents “The Airplane (How an Airplane in a Room Carried Off the Tsar’s Son),” a Russian folktale by Matvei Mikhailovich Korguev about the son of a tsar who flew a two-seater airplane made by a fitter and accidentally landed on another tsardom, and becomes a tsar himself when his...

...This chapter presents “The Peasant’s Son and the Firebird,” a Russian folktale by Matvei Mikhailovich Korguev about a peasant’s son who catches a firebird, marries the tsar’s daughter after saving her from a serpent, and becomes the tsar himself. folktale The Peasant’s Son and the Firebird Matvei...

...This chapter presents “The Enchanted Tsardom,” a Russian folktale by P. Ia. Nikonov about a tsar’s son who rescues a tsar’s daughter and her tsardom from a wizard named Mukhomor, who is also Koshchei the Deathless. The wizard had previously turned the tsardom into an enchanted swamp and the tsar’s...

...This chapter presents “(The Rejuvenating Apples),” a Russian folktale by P. Ia. Nikonov about a tsar’s son who embarks on a journey to fetch for his ailing father the living water, the rejuvenating apples, and the fire bird. folktale P. Ia. Nikonov tsar apples fire bird living water Now...

...This chapter explores Diana Dors’ role as the Burgermeister’s buxom, bossy and bad-tempered wife in Jacques Demy’s The Pied Piper (1972). Based on the famous Grimm Brothers’ folktale of 1816, this musical fantasy starring Donovan in the title role included a small part for Dors...

...Folktales (fictional stories, told orally) have been popular generally for various reasons, as have myths (orally told stories about creation and the gods). They offer models for human behavior and in particular give the message that people must use their wits to trick others when necessary...

...This chapter analyzes Momotarō (peach boy), Japan's most famous folktale, and Momotarō's transformation in the early twentieth century into an allegory for Japanese expansion toward the South Seas. To overcome the dearth of overseas adventurers in Japanese history, advocates of imperial expansion...

...This chapter presents a Palestinian folktale that focuses on the relationship between mother and daughter. The opening episode demonstrates the importance of having children (a major theme in the culture), and subsequent events in the tale demonstrate the economic value children have for the family...

...This chapter presents a Palestinian folktale focusing on relationships among siblings. Here, the brother and sister are put into situations that serve to increase their affection. Following the death of their mother, they become progressively more isolated and come to rely on each other more...

...This chapter presents a Palestinian folktale that adds a new dimension to our understanding of the brother/sister relationship. With the father, as usual, under the control of a new wife, the brother and sister are left on their own. The tale thus juxtaposes two sets of relationships. Obviously...

...This chapter presents a Palestinian folktale that portrays the early stirrings of sexuality, when they are still subjective feelings and before formal arrangements for marriage have been made. The theme of sexual awakening is manifested in the bird's preparation for marriage. By collecting her...

...This chapter discusses the inherent messiness found in folklores. As folklores are passed down to future generations, one aspect of their narrative is changed; as seen from the case of “Cinderella,” which started as a folktale but which changed into a Walt Disney animated film for children...

... at a structural level, playing with genres such as the son and the folktale, to make Signifyin(g) function as both a racial and a national strategy. Guillén's Motivos de son, Sóngoro cosongo, and West Indies, Ltd., and Cabrera's Cuentos negros de Cuba combine...

... Sadr Ameli The Teachings of Don Juan Carlos Castaneda Danks Adrian Offside Jafar Panahi overcoming script Red Nail Polish Seyyed Jamal Seyyed Hatami Seyyed Hatami Seyyed Jamal dual perspective metonymy folktale gender politics Islamic values minoritized subjectivities realism script theory...

... as modern folktales and oral narratives. Collectively, these tales add a new installment to the Hindu mythology available in English translation. Hanuman mantra monkeys Parvati Ravana Ramayana character Rudra deity shakti Shiva Shiva and Parvati Anjana Kesari monkey ruler Nandi Shiva's bull Vayu...

... of remembering some that they would not often perform themselves. Dégh, Folktales and Society, 50, 168. ²³ Latry, ‘Une Enquête de Félix Arnaudin dans le Bazadais’. ²⁴ See the charts in: Pooley, ‘The Singing Postman’. ²⁵ See, for instance: Sylvain Trébucq...

... is stressed. The gods cannot be defied, but human propensity to sin can be coped with. The range of texts is presented, from the earliest medieval French poems to modern versions and folktales from Ireland to Egypt. Possible sources, influences, and analogues are considered, including the Bible (especially...