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Author: Ivana Brlic-Mazuranic Publisher: DigiCat ISBN: Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 147
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The collection Croatian Tales of Long Ago is considered to be a masterpiece and features a series of newly written fairy tales heavily inspired by motifs taken from ancient Slavic mythology of pre-Christian Croatia. Croatian Tales of Long Ago are seen as one of the most typical examples of the writing style of Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić. The book has been compared by literary critics to Hans Christian Andersen and J. R. R. Tolkien due to the way it combines original fantasy plots with folk mythology.
Author: Ivana Brlic-Mazuranic Publisher: DigiCat ISBN: Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 147
Book Description
The collection Croatian Tales of Long Ago is considered to be a masterpiece and features a series of newly written fairy tales heavily inspired by motifs taken from ancient Slavic mythology of pre-Christian Croatia. Croatian Tales of Long Ago are seen as one of the most typical examples of the writing style of Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić. The book has been compared by literary critics to Hans Christian Andersen and J. R. R. Tolkien due to the way it combines original fantasy plots with folk mythology.
Author: Ivana Berlic-Mazuranic Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform ISBN: 9781542971911 Category : Languages : en Pages : 132
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Croatian Tales of Long Ago is a collection of six short stories, based on the author's extensive knowledge of ancient Slavic mythology of Croatia. Mixing fairy stories with events, motifs, and legends dating back nearly a millennium, this work was one of the author's most famous writings, and although aimed at younger readers, can easily be enjoyed by adults as well. Croatian mythology is part of the Slavic tradition, which offers readers a fascinating insight into the folklore oral traditions of deeds of valor, family relationships, local tribal conflicts, and the inevitable battle with a dragon. The stories are gripping; the characters clearly defined; there is good and evil-and good always wins. This is a classic work which is essential for anyone wishing to experience a neglected, but important part of European cultural history. Contents How Quest Sought the Truth Fisherman Plunk and His Wife Reygoch Bridesman Sun and Bride Bridekins Stribor's Forest Little Brother Primrose and Sister Lavender Notes
Author: Ivana Brlic-Mazuranic Publisher: Forgotten Books ISBN: 9781527939752 Category : Languages : en Pages : 282
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Ivana Brlic Mazuranic, an acclaimed and treasured author, took her inspiration from the wider field of Slavic mythology and created a labour of love for just for her country, Croatian Tales of Long Ago. The anthology of tales is the height of her considerable achievements and it contains a set of fables written in the twentieth century which take their inspiration from ancient myths from the pre-Christian past of Croatia. Complete with goblins, gullible children, mischievous and kindly sprites. The stories whisk you through a world of mysterious woods, towering mountains, cloaks of dazzling gold and doting grandfathers. They have the characters arrayed against wicked neighbours, cruel family members and snakes in human clothing. Like her predecessors, Anderson and the Brothers Grimm, Mazuranic does not flinch from the darker realities of life, the biting cold, the fallibility of humans, but as only a genius can she wraps the brutal realities in a narrative that allows the reader to make sense of it and feel that the just have won the day. For an English speaking audience, this masterpiece represents an unparalleled opportunity to relive the wonder of a child learning about the magic which surrounds them in every hedgerow and shady glen. The suspense of whether a kind sweet old lady or grandfather can outwit the wily creatures that seek to take them from their cosy fires and to upset the harmony of their lives is born anew. Folklore enthusiasts, historians and lovers of literature will be drawn to this book, as a unique telling of traditional tales by a woman of unsurpassed imagination. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: Ivana Brlic Mazuranic Publisher: ISBN: 9781670342263 Category : Languages : en Pages : 112
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Croatian Tales of Long Ago, is a short story collection written by the acclaimed children's author Ivana Brlic-Mazuranic, originally published in 1916 in Zagreb by the Matica hrvatska publishing house. Ivana Brlic-Mazuranic was a Croatian writer. Within her native land, as well as internationally, she has been praised as the best Croatian writer for children.
Author: Ivana Mazuranich Publisher: ISBN: 9781540629715 Category : Languages : en Pages : 132
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Croatian Tales of Long Ago (Croatian: Price iz davnine), is a short story collection written by the acclaimed children's author Ivana Brlic-Mažuranic (sometimes spelled as "Ivana Brlich-Mazuranich" in English), originally published in 1916 in Zagreb by the Matica hrvatska publishing house. The collection is considered her masterpiece and it features a series of newly written fairy tales heavily inspired by motifs taken from ancient Slavic mythology of pre-Christian Croatia.Croatian Tales of Long Ago are seen as one of the most typical examples of her writing style which has been compared by literary critics to Hans Christian Andersen and J. R. R. Tolkien due to the way it combines original fantasy plots with folk mythology.The collection was translated into English by F.S. Copeland and first published in New York in 1922 by the Frederick A. Stokes Co. and in 1924 in London by the George Allen & Unwin publishing house, the same company which originally published J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit in 1937, and The Lord of the Rings trilogy in 1954-55. The original Croatian edition published in 1916 consisted of six stories. Two additional stories were later added and first published in the Croatian 1926 edition. These eight appear in contemporary Croatian editions. Since the English translation was published before the extra two stories were written, they featured only the original six tales.
Author: Ivana Brlić- Mažuranić Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 110
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ONCE upon a time very long ago there lived an old man in a glade in the midst of anancient forest. His name was Witting, and he lived there with his three grandsons. Now thisold man was all alone in the world save for these three grandsons, and he had been fatherand mother to them from the time when they were quite little. But now they were fullgrownlads, so tall that they came up to their grandfather's shoulder, and even taller.Their names were Bluster, Careful and Quest
Author: Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić Publisher: Abela Publishing Ltd ISBN: 8834171276 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 169
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CROATIAN TALES OF LONG AGO, is a collection of children’s stories by the acclaimed children's author Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić (sometimes spelled as "Ivana Berlić-Mažuranić".) The collection is considered her masterpiece of Croatian literature and it features a series of newly written fairy tales heavily inspired by motifs taken from ancient Slavic mythology of pre-Christian Croatia. These children’s stories are seen as one of the most typical examples of her writing style which has been compared by literary critics to Hans Christian Andersen and J. R. R. Tolkien due to the way it combines original fantasy plots with folk mythology. The collection was translated into English by F.S. Copeland and also features 11 full page colour illustrations and almost as many pen and ink drawings by the Croatian illustrator Vladimir Kirin. The stories in this volume are: How Quest Sought The Truth Fisherman Plunk And His Wife Reygoch Bridesman Sun And Bride Bridekins Stribor’s Forest Little Brother Primrose And Sister Lavender 10% of the profit from the sale of this book will be donated to charities. YESTERDAY’S BOOKS RAISING FUNDS FOR TODAY’S CHARITIES. ================= KEYWORDS/TAGS: Croatian Tales, long ago, folklore, fairy tales, myths, legends, fables, childrens stories, childrens books, afraid, All-Rosy, ancient, angry, apple, baby, Banewater, Barren, Bass, beautiful, Bee, Belleroo, Bride, Bridekins, Brownies, Bruineen, cabin, Castle, cavern, cloak, coven, cradle, Cross, Curlylocks, Dawn-Maiden, Dragon, Eagle, Emperor, Fairies, fearsome, Forest, Frosten, Girdle, goblin, Golden, hero, Holy, island, King, Kitesh, lake, lantern, Lavender, Lilio, magpies, maiden, mermaid, , Miloika, Mother, Mountain, Muggish, noble, Oleg, orphans, Plunk, poison, Primrose, Prince, princess, Quest, Rampogusto, Relya, Reygoch, sacred, Share-spoil, She-bear, silver, soot-blacked, Stribor, Sun, Moon, , Tintilinkie, Votaress, Warden, water, wedding, Winpeace, parents to be, community, parents with children, Split, Dubrovnik, Zagreb, Zadar, Pula, Karlovac, Biokovo, Dinaric Alps, Velebit, Ucka, Mosor, Velika Kapela, Svilaja