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035 _a(DE-B1597)9781400851980
035 _a(DE-B1597)454012
035 _a(OCoLC)1013938516
035 _a(OCoLC)984688757
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084 _aonline - DeGruyter
100 1 _aMitchison, Naomi
_eautore
245 1 4 _aThe Fourth Pig :
_bUpdated Edition /
_cNaomi Mitchison.
250 _aUpdated edition with a New Introduction
264 1 _aPrinceton, NJ :
_bPrinceton University Press,
_c[2014]
264 4 _c©2015
300 _a1 online resource :
_b2 line illus.
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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338 _aonline resource
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347 _atext file
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490 0 _aOddly Modern Fairy Tales ;
_v7
505 0 0 _tFrontmatter --
_tContents --
_tIntroduction --
_tThe Fourth Pig --
_tOmen of the Enemy --
_tFrogs and Panthers --
_tThe Furies Dance in New York --
_tGrand-daughter --
_tThe Fancy Pig --
_tThe Snow Maiden --
_tHansel and Gretel --
_tBirmingham and the Allies --
_tSoria Moria Castle --
_tKate Crackernuts --
_tAdventure in the Debateable Land --
_tMairi MacLean and the Fairy Man --
_tThe Little Mermaiden --
_tPause in the Corrida --
_tBrünnhilde's Journey down the Rhine --
_tThe Border Loving --
_tMirk, Mirk Night --
_tFurther Reading
520 _aThe Fourth Pig, originally published in 1936, is a wide-ranging and fascinating collection of fairy tales, poems, and ballads. Droll and sad, spirited and apprehensive, The Fourth Pig reflects the hopes and forebodings of its era but also resonates with those of today. It is a testament to the talents of Naomi Mitchison (1897-1999), who was an irrepressible phenomenon-a significant Scottish political activist as well as a prolific author. Mitchison's work, exemplified by the tales in this superb new edition, is stamped with her characteristic sharp wit, magical invention, and vivid political and social consciousness.Mitchison rewrites well-known stories such as "Hansel and Gretel" and "The Little Mermaid," and she picks up the tune of a ballad with admiring fidelity to form, as in "Mairi MacLean and the Fairy Man." Her experimental approach is encapsulated in the title story, which is a dark departure from "The Three Little Pigs." And in the play Kate Crackernuts, the author dramatizes in charms and songs a struggle against the subterranean powers of fairies who abduct humans for their pleasure. Marina Warner, the celebrated scholar of fairy tales and fiction author, provides an insightful introduction that reveals why Mitchison's writing remains significant.The Fourth Pig is a literary rediscovery, a pleasure that will reawaken interest in a remarkable writer and personality.
530 _aIssued also in print.
538 _aMode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
546 _aIn English.
588 0 _aDescription based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Mai 2019)
650 0 _aCriticism
_zEuropean
_xEnglish, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
650 0 _aFairy tales.
650 0 _aFiction
_xGeneral.
650 0 _aScottish fiction.
650 7 _aLITERARY CRITICISM / General.
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700 1 _aWarner, Marina
_eautore
850 _aIT-RoAPU
856 4 0 _uhttps://doi.org/10.1515/9781400851980
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