Mythologie

In his walks around London, Captain W. meets a local family and befriends their young son. Childless, the Captain comes up with stories and small adventures to entertain the boy while his parents go off to work. Of all his tall tales, David loves the one about Peter Pan best. The Little White Bird is a novel by J. M. Barrie.

V odnoj skazochnoj strane, gde zhiwet malen'kij narod "nüfiki", poqwilsq wolshebnik. S ätogo i nachalis' nastoqschie priklücheniq. Tak sluchilos', chto meshok s wolshebnym poroshkom uneslo wetrom. Rassypawshis' on ozhiwil wse wokrug. Ne oboshlo wolshebstwo storonoj i boloto. Zloj pen' iz trqsiny i ego armiq, napala na nüfikow. Esli by ne plüshewye igrushki iz mira lüdej i ne nastoqschij mal'chik iz Moskwy, to ne sdobrowat' by malysham. Dobro wsegda pobezhdaet.

Are gnomes real or not? You decide. But just remember that being a gnome isn't always easy. Especially when you have to share the garden with so many others.

The Rose and The Ring is a satirical work of fantasy fiction written by William Makepeace Thackeray, originally published at Christmas 1854 (though dated 1855). It criticises, to some extent, the attitudes of the monarchy and those at the top of society and challenges their ideals of beauty and marriage. Set in the fictional countries of Paflagonia and Crim Tartary, the story revolves around the lives and fortunes of four young royal cousins. Each page is headed by a line of poetry summing up the plot at that point and the storyline as a whole is laid out, as the book states, as "A Fireside Pantomime". The original edition had illustrations by Thackeray who had once intended a career as an illustrator.

This gorgeous book is a collection of 43 Indian folk-tales superbly illustrated by W. Heath Robinson. These tales were originally collected by William Crooke but are retold here by W. D. Rouse to delight children. Rouse has chosen to keep this selection confined to the Beast Stories which are particularly interesting as being mostly indigenous and little affected by so-called Aryan influence. Any changes made by Rouse have been included in a notes section which also include the sources of each tale alongside a few obvious parallels or references to literature of the subject.Tales include: The Talking Thrush, The Judgment of the Jackal, The Camel's Neck, The Foolish Wolf, The Grateful Goat, The King of Mice, The Bull and the Bullfinch and many more. These wonderful tales are accompanied by many beautiful and intricate black and white illustrations by W. Heath Robinson. An English cartoonist and illustrator, best known for drawings of ridiculously complicated machines - for achieving deceptively simple objectives. Such was (and is) his fame, that the term 'Heath Robinson' entered the English language during the First World War, as a description of any unnecessarily complex and implausible contrivance. Originally published in 1899, we are now republishing it here as part of our 'Pook Press' imprint, celebrating the golden age of illustration in children's literature.

This beautiful book, originally published in 1913, contains a collection of seventeen classic fairy tales by Hans Christian Andersen. Stories include, The March King's Daughter, The Snow Queen, The Storks, The Real Princess, The Little Mermaid, The Ugly Duckling and more.These classic tales are accompanied by 16 incredible colour illustrations many beautiful and intricate black and white drawings by W. Heath Robinson. An English cartoonist and illustrator, best known for drawings of ridiculously complicated machines - for achieving deceptively simple objectives. Such was (and is) his fame, that the term 'Heath Robinson' entered the English language during the First World War, as a description of any unnecessarily complex and implausible contrivance.Hans Christian Andersen (1805 - 1875) was a Danish writer. He wrote many poems, travelogues, and plays, but he is most famous for his fairy tales, which have been translated into over 125 languages and continue to have a significant influence on western popular culture. This timeless collection would make for a worthy addition to any child's bookshelf and is not to be missed by fans and collectors of Andersen's illustrated works.We are republishing it here as part of our 'Pook Press' imprint, celebrating the golden age of illustration in children's literature. We publish rare and vintage Golden Age illustrated books, in high-quality colour editions, so that the masterful artwork and story-telling can continue to delight both young and old.

Myth and Tradition in Norwegian Literature and Folklife: Essays explores how in the rural areas of Norway, where modern industry made few inroads until WWI, old understandings of self and nature continued to construe reality in ways no longer available to urbanized societies steeped in science, technology, and commerce. Using methods of myth criticism first developed in the 1970s, the essays show how Norse myth and Norway folk tradition shaped the cultural revival in Norway after the country made itself independent of Denmark in 1814, and how they continue to inform Norwegian cultural life and literature today. Topics include Eddic mythology, folk narratives and belief, as well as the use of Norse, Classical, Hindu, and Christian myth in contemporary drama, fiction, and poetry from Björnstjerne Björnson, Henrik Ibsen, Knut Hamsun, Tarjei Vesaas, Peder Cappelen, Johannes V. Jensen, Halldis Moren Vesaas, and in the personal narratives told by Norwegian-American fishermen in the Pacific Northwest in the 20th century.

From highly acclaimed, bestselling author Ava Reid comes a gothic horror retelling of The Juniper Tree, set in another time and place within the world of The Wolf and the Woodsman, where a young witch seeks to discover her identity and escape the domination of her abusive wizard father, perfect for fans of Shirley Jackson and Catherynne M. Valente.A gruesome curse. A city in upheaval. A monster with unquenchable appetites. Marlinchen and her two sisters live with their wizard father in a city shifting from magic to industry. As Oblya's last true witches, she and her sisters are little more than a tourist trap as they treat their clients with archaic remedies and beguile them with nostalgic charm. Marlinchen spends her days divining secrets in exchange for rubles and trying to placate her tyrannical, xenophobic father, who keeps his daughters sequestered from the outside world. But at night, Marlinchen and her sisters sneak out to enjoy the city's amenities and revel in its thrills, particularly the recently established ballet theater, where Marlinchen meets a dancer who quickly captures her heart.As Marlinchen's late-night trysts grow more fervent and frequent, so does the threat of her father's rage and magic. And while Oblya flourishes with culture and bustles with enterprise, a monster lurks in its midst, borne of intolerance and resentment and suffused with old-world power. Caught between history and progress and blood and desire, Marlinchen must draw upon her own magic to keep her city safe and find her place within it.

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2016 im Fachbereich Weltgeschichte - Frühgeschichte, Antike, Note: 1,3, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Zuerst soll ein kurze Darstellung der Vergewaltigungen der römischen Frauen und insbesondere der Vergewaltigung und dem Freitod der Lucretia in de civitate dei gegeben werden. Im Zuge dessen wird näher darauf eingegangen werden, wie Aurelius Augustinus diesen Vorfall auslegt. In der sich anschließenden Analyse wird untersucht, wie seine Vorgehensweise und teilweise schwer nachvollziehbare Argumentation sowie seine Deutung des Falles der Lucretia erklärt bzw. verstanden werden kann.Im Herbst 410 eroberten die Westgoten unter der Führung des Feldherren Alarich die Stadt Rom. Alarichs Heer plünderte, folterte, mordete und vergewaltigte Frauen drei Tage lang in der Hauptstadt des römischen Imperiums, bevor es wieder abzog. Seit dem Keltensturm 387 v. Chr. war dies das erste Mal, dass Rom in feindliche Hand fiel. Die römische Bevölkerung wurde durch diesen Einfall der Westgoten und der damit einhergehenden Plünderung Roms in der Grundüberzeugung ihrer Unbesiegbarkeit und dem Glauben an den einen christlichen Gott erschüttert.