{"product_id":"roman-folktales-paperback","title":"Roman Folktales - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCristina Mazzoni\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eJ. K. Jackson\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe folk and fairy tales of Rome provide a jovial counterweight to the more serious themes of myths and legends.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe fables, folklore and fairy tales of Rome are definitely not the more familiar myths and legends with their pantheon of gods. Within these pages you'll find stories and fears of the everyday, observations on the world around us, often poking fun at those in authority, and laughing at the proud and haughty including, The King Who Goes Out to Dinner, The Enchanted Rose Tree, The Wooing Of Cassandro, The Beggar and the Chick-Pea, The Bad-Tempered Queen, The Old Miser, Why Cats and Dogs Always Quarrel and The Value of Salt. Tricksters and simpletons, animal tales, food stories, tales of love and marriage, and narratives imbued with religion and magic are accompanied by a complementary selection of classical tales from antiquity and the middle ages, such as Cupid and Psyche, that reveal the ancient roots of these stories that have passed down orally over the ages. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFLAME TREE 451: From mystery to crime, supernatural to horror and myth, fantasy and science fiction, Flame Tree 451 offers a healthy diet of werewolves and mechanical men, blood-lusty vampires, dastardly villains, mad scientists, secret worlds, lost civilizations and escapist fantasies. Discover a storehouse of tales gathered specifically for the reader of the fantastic.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCristina Mazzoni\u003c\/b\u003e (Volume editor and Introduction) is the Wolfgang and Barbara Mieder Green and Gold Professor of Romance Languages and Cultures at the University of Vermont. Her expertise lies in European fairy tales, literature and spirituality, and food culture. Her many books include \u003ci\u003eGolden Fruit: A Cultural History of Oranges in Italy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eShe-Wolf: The Story of a Roman Icon\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Pomegranates and Other Modern Italian Fairy Tales\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJ.K. Jackson\u003c\/b\u003e is General Editor of The World's Greatest Myths and Legends series, with titles including \u003ci\u003eMyths of Babylon\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIndian Myths\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEgyptian Myths\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNorse Myths\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePolynesian Island Myths\u003c\/i\u003e. He is editor of \u003ci\u003eMyths \u0026amp; Legends \u003c\/i\u003eand foreword writer for \u003ci\u003eCeltic Myths \u0026amp; Tales\u003c\/i\u003e. Other related work includes articles on the Philosophy of Time, 'Macbeth, A Gothic Chaos' and William Blake's use of mythology in his visionary literature.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7.7 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 17, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42152105377927,"sku":"9781804178140","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/0d5e553f7b1bfb6bf8ff482302c04408.webp?v=1733211654","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/roman-folktales-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}