Erotic Folktales from Norway: (Large Type Edition) (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781983815638)

Once upon a time, in the nineteenth century, certain men began to travel the highways and byways of rural Norway, collecting the tales, legends, and fables that the local population had to tell them. Many of these tales were published almost at once, such as "The Three Billy-goats Gruff," and "East of the Sun and West of the Moon." Certain other tales, however, because of their plain treatment of the sexual side of human experience, were repressed. The manuscripts languished in the archives of the university for nearly a hundred years, before being brought into the light, and published in Norway. Now, for the first time, this whole collection has been translated into English. Here are tales of witches, trolls, giants, soothsayers, and princesses; as well as tales of sinners, sextons, parsons, beetles, fleas, and mice. Even Adam and Eve make an appearance. Some of them are hilarious, others astonishing, with the odd cringe-worthy tale thrown in for good measure. All of the tales reveal the society that brought them forth-from a certain perspective.

Author: Simon Roy Hughes
ISBN-10: 1983815632
ISBN-13: 9781983815638
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 02/13/2018
Pages: 280
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.08lbs
Size: 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.59d