Zbirka: Folklora, miti in legende
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Dracula(2022) MORGAN, GILESFew fictional characters have proven to be as enduringly popular as the legendary Count Dracula. In Dracula: The Origins and Influence of the Legendary Vampire Count, author Giles Morgan examines the roots of the vampire myth and the creation of Bram StokVezava: Mehka14,01 € -
Hollow Places(2020) HADLEY, CHRISTOPHER‘Impossible to summarise and delightfully absorbing, Hadley’s book is comfortably the most unexpected history book of the year’ Sunday Times A luminous journey through a thousand years of folklore and English history.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
East Lothian Folk Tales(2017) PORTEUS, TIMRetold in an engaging style, and richly illustrated with unique line drawings, these humorous, clever and enchanting folk tales are sure to be enjoyed and shared time and again.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Where Misfits Fit(2021) KERSEN, THOMAS MICHAELExplores the people who made a home in the Ozarks and the ways they contributed to American popular culture. Drawing on a wide variety of sources, Thomas Michael Kersen argues the area attracts and even nurtures people and groups on the margins of the maiVezava: Mehka66,44 € -
Brief History of Atlantis(2017) KERSHAW, DR STEPHEN P.A new translation of two of Plato's dialogues, Timaios and Kritias, with commentary and critical discussion including an exploration of how the tale of Atlantis has been interpreted throughout history.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Norns in Old Norse Mythology(2013) BEK-PEDERSEN, KARENThe norns were a group of female supernatural beings closely related to ideas about fate in Old Norse tradition. Although the norns are well known, even to people who have only a superficial knowledge of Old Norse mythology, this is the first detailed disVezava: Mehka83,67 € -
Mountain Whisperer(2021) JIA PINGWA (PRESIDENT OF SHAANXI PROVINCE WRITERS ASSOCIATION)Modern master Jia Pingwa’s novel which retells the turbulent birth of modern China from its rural margins. High in the mountains of central China a dying funeral singer tells four interweaved tragedies of all-too-human players caught in the earthly struggVezava: Trda22,42 € -
Behold the Proverbs of a People(2014) MIEDER, WOLFGANGThe thirteen chapters of this book comprise an intriguing and informative entry into the world of proverb scholarship, illustrating that proverbs have always been and continue to be wisdom's international currency. Scholar Wolfgang Mieder shows that proveVezava: Trda154,03 € -
Zombies(2016) LUCKHURST, ROGERZombies: A Cultural History, now available in paperback, gives a definitive short introduction to the zombie, exploring the manifold meanings of this compelling, slow-moving yet relentless monster.Vezava: Mehka16,81 € -
St George(2015) RICHES, SAMANTHAThis compelling account of the myth of St George, one of the most significant mythic figures in Christian culture and many other religions, describes St George's lively and diverse following today, from Georgia, Greece, Malta and Belgium, to Lebanon, PaleVezava: Trda30,84 € -
Spiritual Power of Masks(2022) PENNICK, NIGELExplores ancient mask customs, rituals, and traditions throughout Europe, from Scandinavia and England to Germany and France to Greece and RomeVezava: Mehka29,33 €
