The Fairy Mythology Illustrative of the Romance and Superstition of Various Countries eBook Thomas Keightley
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The Fairy Mythology Illustrative of the Romance and Superstition of Various Countries eBook Thomas Keightley
The only problem here is with the Kindle edition. The hardback, which I also own, is an excellent reference. I wanted the Kindle to simplify carrying, but it is useless. It appears to have been scanned in without any scaling, or someone who didn't quite know what they were doing tried to do some kind of file conversion.If you want the reference, get a paper edition.
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The Fairy Mythology Illustrative of the Romance and Superstition of Various Countries eBook Thomas Keightley Reviews
It's a credit to Thomas Keightley's "World Guide to Gnomes, Fairies, Elves & Other Little People" that it's still a relevant mythologic source today, over a hundred years after it was first published. The stories, explanations and legends are still as informative as they were in 1880, although they are rather restricted.
Okay, "World Guide to Gnomes, Fairies, Elves and Other Little People" sounds like a cutesy title for a Brian Froud-illustrated book. And it's a rather lightweight title for a book with genuine merit -- especially the "little people" part of it, since the elves, fey and gnomes in here are anything but dainty Victorian fairies.
Instead, Keightley focuses on traditional goblins, dwarves and elves -- Scandinavian trolls and beautiful alfar, Germanic Zwerge and kobolds, British fairies, Celtic spirits and seal-men, and the epic sagas that greatly influenced early fantasy authors like J.R.R. Tolkien and George MacDonald. Take a look at the chapter on the "Eddas and Sagas," and it's hard not to think of Middle Earth.
Its one flaw is that it's restricted mostly to Europe -- there's a brief chapter on African superstitions, and one for Judaistic ones, and for Persian ones, et cetera. Other than that, nothing that originates outside Europe. While it's understandable, considering the time that Keightley lived in, it's hard not to wonder if he couldn't have found out at least a few other cultural legends.
However, this is a rich source for European myths and legends, especially since Keightley obviously did his research. He includes snippets of untranslated poetry, ballads, and footnotes detailing migratory myths and differing versions. He also summarizes some of the denser material like the two Eddas, which are extremely long and sometimes difficult.
Though Thomas Keightley wrote this a hundred and twenty-five years ago, "The World Guide to Gnomes, Fairies, Elves and Other Little People" is still a valuable and informative resource for anyone interested in European myths and legends. So ignore the title.
Ok
has a lot of information on the subject of mythology. was doing a paper and it helped me write my report.
Interesting read and the outlook of different countries and their beliefs. I enjoyed the information. Could make a believer out of the reader.
The edition is very disappointing - it has no Table of Contents.
The actual book's Table of Contents is lengthy and divided into the mythologies of many places. The Fairy Mythology isn't the sort of book you read cover to cover, but read in small doses, or to look up a particular myth. That's impossible in this edition.
I'm holding on to my dtb until a table of contents is added.
The only problem here is with the edition. The hardback, which I also own, is an excellent reference. I wanted the to simplify carrying, but it is useless. It appears to have been scanned in without any scaling, or someone who didn't quite know what they were doing tried to do some kind of file conversion.
If you want the reference, get a paper edition.
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