In Search of the Swan Maiden A Narrative on Folklore and Gender

In her compendious study, [of the folktale of the runaway wife] Leavy argues that the contradictory claims of nature and culture are embodied in the legendary figure of the swan maiden, a woman torn between the human and bestial worlds. --The New York Times Book Review This is a study of the meaning...

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Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: NYU Press 1994
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