This encyclopedia of concise entries, from the aseneekiwaku of northeastern north america to the zips of central america and mexico, includes. Sometimes i would find entries that include descriptions of german or french variations of the english fairy, but the book doesnt go outside of western europe. Katharine mary briggs 8 november 1898 15 october 1980 was a british folklorist and writer. Near eastern mythology library of the world s myths and legends epub book 68,17mb near eastern mythology library of the world s myths and legends epub book, 24022016 americanbritish crime drama mystery film mr. This encyclopedia was exactly what i was looking for. Pdf the fairies in tradition and literature download. In addition to entries about the little people, there are also entries on certain folkloric motifs, such as shapeshifting and captives in fairyland, and on prominent collectors of tales and writers upon the subject. Perhaps she should have called it everything you wanted to know about fairies, but were afraid to ask. Read download element encyclopedia of 5000 spells pdf. An encyclopedia of fairies by katharine briggs librarything.
To some they offer tantalizing glimpses of other worlds, to others a subversive counterpoint to. Katharine briggs download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. Barries original creation tinkerbellare not included. Briggs katharine mary an encyclopedia of fairies balder exlibris. Entries describe the appearance, behavior, and cultural origin of mythic creatures wellknown and obscure, collected from traditions around the world. From 1969 to 1972, she was president of the folklore society, which established an award in her name to commemorate her life and work. There are a number of slang and cant usages of the word, varying from time to time, which are beside the point for this book. Fairies have been revered and feared, sometimes simultaneously, throughout recorded history. Katharine mary briggs 8 november 1898 15 october 1980 was a british folklorist and writer, who wrote the anatomy of puck, the fourvolume a dictionary of british folktales in the english language, and various other books on fairies and folklore. Provides an account of fairy traditions, traffic between humans and fairies, and the literary use of these beliefs. Both an anthology of fairy tales and a reference work with essays about the fairy.
Briggs brings to her subject both a formidable background in folk scholarship and a lively pen. A wonderful compendium of the folkloric inhabitants of the british isles. Everything irresistible about the fair folkjohnson, sheri j 398. As well as the usual index and bibliography, the book also has an index of types and motifs, by which. Encyclopedia entries include variations of the fairy name as well as sources for that particular entry. The definitive guide to the world of fairies download free epub, pdf fairies of the water, air, and earth, the trees and flowers, the house and hearth. A complete guide to fairy lore from the middle ages to the present. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws.
If myths are both the food and fruit of the imagination, then katharine briggs has prepared a banquet. The fairies in tradition and literature by katharine m. An encyclopedia of fairies hobgoblins, brownies, bogies, and other supernatural creatures year. Hobgoblins, brownies, bogies, and other supernatural creatures 1976. Therefore it need a free signup process to obtain the book. Katharine briggs throughout her work communicated the thrill and delight of the world of fairies. An encyclopedia of fairies hobgoblins, brownies, bogies, and other supernatural creatures 1st american ed. Briggs katharine mary an encyclopedia of fairies free ebook download as pdf file. A fairy also fay, fae, fair folk is a type of mythical being or legendary creature in european folklore and particularly celtic, slavic, german, english, and french folklore, a form of spirit, often described as metaphysical, supernatural, or preternatural myths and stories about fairies do not have a single origin, but are rather a collection of folk beliefs from disparate sources. If it available for your country it will shown as book reader and user fully subscribe will benefit by. This outofprint, hardtofind volume is high on the wishlist of many folklore fanatics.
A complete guide to fairy lore from the middle ages to the present that recounts and. Briggs, 9780394734675, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Fantasy encyclopedia, 2005, judy allen, jonathan stroud. An encyclopedia of fairies hobgoblins, brownies, bogies, and other supernatural creatures, katharine mary briggs, 1976, juvenile nonfiction, 481 pages. Born in yorkshire in 1898, she was the daughter of a wealthy yorkshire coal miner who moved to scotland when katharine was thirteen. Finding a copy of katharine briggs an encyclopedia of fairies first published in britain as a dictionary of fairies on a dusty shelf in a used bookshop in downtown toronto was a stroke of rare luck. The encyclopedia of celtic mythology and folklore patricia monaghan. The encyclopedia focuses on faeries of england and the surrounding area. Download pdf the encyclopedia of vampires werewolves and. Encyclopedia of fairies in world folklore and mythology. An encyclopedia of fairies 1976 edition open library. Dont get me wrong, i love the book, i just feel it is lacking in the amount of. In fairy lore, with which we are dealing here, there are two main general.
Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Using popular beliefs in fairies as an avenue for examining folk culture, this project examines how beliefs and legends surrounding fairies in the early modern era continued into the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries as a single cultural system, rather than conceiving of the victorian fairy revival as a separate form of fairy culture. I have lost count of the number of times ive sat down with the book since the day i found it. In 1954, the first katharine briggs book was published, titled the personnel of.
Hobgoblins, brownies, bogies, and other supernatural creatures. This book covers every type of little people from abbey. Fairies and nature spirits from around the world, including those in traditional and regional fairy stories, are included. A complete guide to fairy lore from the middle ages to the present that recounts and examines fairy tales, describes the food, sports, sizes, and powers of fairies, and calls attention to the traditional ways in which people protected themselves against the dangers of night travel. This encyclopedia contains more than 2,200 monsters of myth and folklore, who both made life difficult for humans and fought by their side. Katharine mary briggs snippet view both an anthology of fairy tales and a reference work with essays about the fairy economy, food, sports, powers and more as well as the usual index and bibliography, the book also has an index of types and motifsby which folklore tales have been categorised, thus making it easy to compare similarities between stories which someti a wonderful.
Katharine mary briggs snippet view both an anthology of fairy tales and a reference work with essays about the fairy economy, food, sports, powers and more as well as the usual index and bibliography, the book also has an index of types and motifsby which folklore tales have been categorised, thus making it easy to compare similarities between stories which someti a wonderful compendium of. In 1954, the first katharine briggs book was published, titled the. Katharine briggs was born in hampstead, london in 1898, and was the eldest of three sisters. Welcome,you are looking at books for reading, the encyclopedia of spirits, you will able to read or download in pdf or epub books and notice some of author may have lock the live reading for some of country. Element encyclopedia of fairies by harpercollins in djvu, epub, rtf download ebook. Hobgoblins, brownies, bogies, and other supernatural creatures katharine briggs on. An examination of fairy beliefs among shakespeares contemporaries and successors. Hobgoblins, bogies, and other supernatural creatures 1st edition by katharine briggs isbn.
Element encyclopedia of fairies free pdf, djvu, epub, rtf. Fairy lore and legends katharine mary briggs internationally acclaimed as one of britains most respected folklore scholars, katharine briggs 18981980 was also one of the most popular authors in the field. An encyclopedia of fairies is a work that is at once beguiling and trustworthy a valuable reference book and a most readable one. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. In 1954, the first katharine briggs book was published, titled the personnel of fairyland, a guide to the folklore of great britain. Briggs katharine mary an encyclopedia of fairies fairies folklore. Encyclopedia of vampire mythology download ebook pdf.
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