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Legends of Love and Death: Ancient Tales and Their History in World Folklore

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This book is a guide to a world where reality collapses under the spell of ancient legends. Here fairies emerge from thick fogs, and the dead guard cursed gold. Dark lovers weave deadly nets, and young brides hide bloody secrets. Here live creatures of the night and children of light, genies saddle the wind, and ghostly fire foretells death.

These are tales of love and death - two powerful forces that have fed human fantasy at all times.

The collection includes Scottish and Welsh legends, French traditions, Scandinavian sagas, Russian bylichki and tales from "A Thousand and One Nights". Each chapter is the author's retelling of the story and a detailed study of how famous plots and heroes found their place in world culture.
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