Sleeping Beauty - Origins of the Fairy Tale from Around the World\' contains seven different versions of the \'Sleeping Beauty\' story.
Beautifully illustrated, these story books combine the best story-telling, with the best art-work, in order that the two may be fully appreciated..
Traditionally told as short stories for children, and for adults too, these popular Fairy Tales will be sure to delight both young and old.
It focuses on the unusual phenomenon that the same tales, with only minor variations, appear again and again in different cultures - across time and geographical space.
What is a Fairy tale? The \'Origins of Fairy Tales from Around the World\' series helps to answer this question, by showcasing the amazing breath and diversity involved in classic Fairy tales.
It includes \'Sun, Moon and Talia\' by Giambattista Basile, \'La Belle au Bois Dormant\' by Charles Perrault, the tale of \'Briar Rose\' by the Brothers Grimm and the Ancient Egyptian legend of \'The Doomed Prince\'.
It includes an in-depth introduction to the Fairy tale genre itself, as well as the folkloric provenance of \'Sleeping Beauty\'.
Sleeping Beauty - Origins of the Fairy Tale from Around the World\' contains seven different versions of the \'Sleeping Beauty\' story
