Stranger magic
Stranger magic
About this book
Our foremost theorist of myth, fairytale, and folktale explores the magical realm of the imagination where carpets fly and genies grant prophetic wishes. Stranger Magic examines the profound impact of the Arabian Nights on the West, the progressive exoticization of magic, and the growing acceptance of myth and magic in contemporary experience.
Details
- OL Work ID
- OL16342726W
Subjects
Magic in literatureOrientalismInfluenceMyth in literatureArabian nightsOrientalism in literatureMythology in literatureTales, history and criticismTales, arab countriesArabic poetry