{"product_id":"fairytale-in-the-ancient-world-graham-anderson-9780415237031","title":"Fairytale in the Ancient World","description":"In this, the first modern study of the ancient fairytale, Graham Anderson asks whether the familiar children's fairytale of today existed in the ancient world. He examines texts from the classical period and finds many stories which resemble those we know today, including: \u003cbr\u003e* a Jewish Egyptian Cinderella\u003cbr\u003e* a Snow White whose enemy is the goddess Artemis\u003cbr\u003e* a Pied Piper at Troy.\u003cbr\u003eHe puts forward many previously unsuspected candidates as classical variants of the modern fairytale and argues that the degree of violence and cruelty in the ancient tales means they must have been meant for adults\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Graham Anderson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415237033\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415237031\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/03\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.54d","brand":"Graham Anderson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44056068751615,"sku":"9780415237031","price":46.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_22129bb8-e458-47d6-84b0-470b17d0696c.jpg?v=1685039337","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/fairytale-in-the-ancient-world-graham-anderson-9780415237031","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}