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Russian Fairy Tales
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Beautifully illustrated, here is the most comprehensive collection of classic Russian tales available in English.This comprehensive collection introduces readers to universal fairy-tale figures and to such uniquely Russian characters such as Koshchey the Deathless, Baba Yaga, the Swan Maiden, and the glorious Firebird. The more than 175 tales culled from a landmark multi-volume collection by the outstanding Russian ethnographer Aleksandr Afanas’ev reveal a rich, robust world of the imagination.Translated by Norbert GutermanIllustrated by Alexander AlexeieffWith black-and-white illustrations throughoutPart of the Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library
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| Weight | 0.71 kg |
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| Dimensions | 3.54 × 15.07 × 23.32 cm |
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| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 672 |
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| Year Published | 1976-9-12 |
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| Publication City/Country | USA |
| ISBN 10 | 0394730909 |
| About The Author | ALEKSANDR AFANAS'EV (1826-1871) published his groundbreaking collection of Russian folktales and fairy tales in eight volumes, from 1855 to 1867. His success in polarizing Russian folklore and culture is reflected in the work of writers and composers from Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov to Igor Stravinsky.NORBERT GUTERMAN (1900-1984) was a Polish-born translator of scholarly and literary works from French, Polish, Latin, and Russian. Immigrating to the United States in 1933, he also translated works by Bella Chagall, Paracelsus, and Henry Lefebvre.ALEXANDER ALEXEIEFF (1901-1982) was a Russian-born artist, film animator, filmmaker, and illustrator who created the artwork for Pantheon's first edition of Doctor Zhivago. |
“Rambunctious, full-blooded, and temperamental, these stories are tense with action, magical, and human. They are gorgeous.”—Eudora Welty “The oral folk tradition in Russia was truly a magic spring [that] flowed inexhaustibly, reviving, consoling, and enlightening all who partook of it . . . These stories have an ingenuity that marks them as uniquely Russian.”—Time “A beautiful book. I recommend it to all readers, young and old, who are interested in the folktale and its unique qualities.”—Isaac Bashevis Singer, The New York Times Book Review“Luckily someone garnered these jewels before they were lost [and] bound them into one volume before they disappeared . . . It is filled with action, magic, and humanity.”—St. Louis Globe-Democrat |
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| Table Of Content | The Wondrous Wonder, the Marvelous Marvel 13The Fox Physician 15The Death of the Cock 17Misery 20The Castle of the Fly 25The Turnip 25The Hen 26Riddles 27The Enchanted Ring 29Foma and Erema, the Two Brothers 31The Just Reward 37Salt 39The Golden Slipper 40Emelya the Simpleton 44The Three Kingdoms 46The Pike with the Long Teeth 49The Bad Wife 54The Miser 56The Nobleman and the Peasant 58The Goat Comes Back 59Ivanushka the Little Fool 61The Crane and the Heron 62Aliosha Popovich 66The Fox Confessor 67The Bear 72The Spider 74Baba Yaga and the Brave Youth 75Prince Ivan and Princess Martha 76The Cat, the Cock, and the Fox 79Baldak Borisievich 86Know Not 90The Magic Shirt 97The Three Pennies 110The Princess Who Wanted to Solve Riddles 113A Soldier’s Riddle 115The Dead Body 117The Frog Princess 118The Speedy Messenger 119Vasilisa, the Priest’s Daughter 124The Wise Maiden and the Seven Robbers 131The Mayoress 134Ivan the Simpleton 141Father Nicholas and the Thief 142Burenushka, the Little Red Cow 145The Jester 146The Precious Hide 151The Cross Is Pledged as Security 156The Daydreamer 159The Taming of the Shrew 161Quarrelsome Demyan 161The Magic Box 163Bukhtan Bukhtanovich 164The Fox and the Woodcock 168The Fox and the Crane 171The Two Rivers 171Nodey, the Priest’s Grandson 172The Poor Wretch 173The Fiddler in Hell 177The Old Woman Who Ran Away 180Two Anecdotes 182The Singing Tree and the Talking Bird 184The Ram Who Lost Half His Skin 184The Fox as Midwife 188The Fox, the Hare, and the Cock 191Baba Yaga 192The Ram, the Cat, and the Twelve Wolves 194The Fox and the Woodpecker 196The Snotty Goat 199Right and Wrong 200The Potter 202The Self-Playing Gusla 208Marco the Rich and Vasily the Luckless 211Ivanko the Bear’s Son 213The Secret Ball 221The Indiscreet Wife 224The Cheater Cheated 226The Maiden Tsar 228Ivan the Cow’s Son 229The Wolf and the Goat 234The Wise Little Girl 249Danilo the Luckless 252Ivan the Peasant’s Son and the Thumb-Sized Man 255Death of a Miser 262The Footless Champion and the Handless Champion 268Old Favors Are Soon Forgotten 269The Sheep, the Fox, and the Wolf 273The Brave Laborer 275Daughter and Stepdaughter 276The Stubborn Wife 278Six Anecdotes 280Snow White and the Fox 280Foma Berennikov 283The Peasant, the Bear, and the Fox 284Good Advice 288Horns 289The Armless Maiden 292Frolka Stay-at-Home 294The Milk of Wild Beasts 299How a Husband Weaned His Wife from Fairy Tales 304The Cock and the Hen 308The Fox and the Lobster 309Nikita the Tanner 310The Wolf 310The Goat Shedding On One Side 312The Bold Knight, the Apples of Youth, and the Water of Life 312Two Out of the Sack 314The Man Who Did Not Know Fear 321The Merchant’s Daughter and the Maidservant 325The Priest’s Laborer 327The Peasant and the Corpse 332The Arrant Fool 333Lutoniushka 334Barter 336The Grumbling Old Woman 338The White Dock 340If You Don’t Like It, Don’t Listen 342The Magic Swan Geese 345Prince Danila Govorila 349The Wicked Sisters 351The Princess Who Never Smiled 356Baba Yaga 360Jack Frost 363Husband and Wife 366Little Sister Fox and the Wolf 369The Three Kingdoms, Copper, Silver and Golden 371The Cock and the Hand Mill 375Tereshichka 387King Bear 389Magic 393The One-Eyed Evil 399Sister Alionushka, Brother Ivanushka 404The Seven Semyons 406The Merchant’s Daughter and the Slanderer 410The Robbers 415The Lazy Maiden 419The Miraculous Pipe 423The Sea King and Vasilisa the Wise 425The Fox as Mourner 427Vasilisa the Beautiful 437The Bun 439The Foolish Wolf 447The Bear, the Dog, and the Cat 450The Bear and the Cock 453Dan, Evening, and Midnight 455Two Ivans, Soldier’s Sons 457Prince Ivan and Byely Polyanin 463The Crystal Mountain 475Koshchey the Deathless 482The Firebird and Princess Vasilisa 485Beasts in a Pit 494The Dog and the Woodpecker 498Two Kinds of Luck 499 Go I Know Not Whither, Bring Back I Know Not What 501The Wise Wife 504The Goldfish 521The Golden-Bristled Pig, the Golden-Feathered Duck, and the Golden-Maned Mare 528The Duck with Golden Eggs 533Elena the Wise 541Treasure-Trove 545Maria Morevna 550The Soldier and the King 553The Sorceress 563Ilya Muromets and the Dragon 567The Devil Who Was a Potter 569Clever Answers 576Dividing the Goose 578The Feather of Finist, the Bright Falcon 579The Sun, the Moon, and the Raven 580The Bladder, the Straw, and the Shoe 588The Thief 590The Vampire 593The Beggar’s Plan 599Woman’s Way 599The Foolish German 600The Enchanted Princess 600The Raven and the Lobster 612Pronce Ivan, the Firebird, and the Gray Wolf 612Shemiaka the Judge 625 Commentary 629 Index 657 |
| Excerpt From Book | RIDDLES Near a highway a peasant was sowing a field. Just then the tsar rode by, stopped near the peasant, and said: “Godspeed, little peasant!” “Thank you, my good man!” (He did not know he was speaking to the tsar.) “Do you earn much profit from this field?” “If the harvest is good, I may make eighty rubles.” “What do you do with this money?” “Twenty rubles go for taxes, twenty go for debts, twenty I give in loans, and twenty I throw out of the window.” “Explain to me, brother, what debts you must pay, to whom you loan money, and why you throw money out the window.” “Supporting my father is paying a debt; feeding my son is lending money; feeding my daughter is throwing it out of the window” “You speak the truth,” said the tsar. He gave the peasant a handful of silver coins, disclosed that he was the tsar, and forbade the man to tell these things to anyone outside of his presence: “No matter who asks you, do not answer!” The tsar came to his capital and summoned his boyars and generals. “Solve this riddle,” he said to them. “On my way I saw a peasant who was sowing a field. I asked him what profit he earned from it and what he did with his money. He answered that if the harvest was good he got eighty rubles, and that he paid out twenty rubles in taxes, twenty for debts, twenty as loans, and twenty he threw out of the window. To him who solves this riddle I will give great rewards and great honors.” The boyars and generals thought and thought but could not solve the riddle. But one boyar hit upon the idea of going to the peasant with whom the tsar had spoken. He gave the peasant a whole pile of silver rubles and asked him: “Tell me the answer to the tsar’s riddle.” The peasant cast a glance at the money, took it, and explained everything to the boyar, who returned to the tsar and repeated the solution to the riddle. The tsar realized that the peasant had not abided by the imperial command, and ordered that he be brought to court. The peasant appeared before the tsar and at once admitted he had told everything to the boyar. “Well, brother, for such an offense I must order you put to death, and you have only yourself to thank for it.” “Your majesty, I am not guilty of any offense, because I told everything to the boyar in your presence.” As he said this, the peasant drew from his pocket a silver ruble with the tsar’s likeness on it, and showed it to the tsar. “You speak the truth,” said the tsar. “This is my person.” And he generously rewarded the peasant and sent him home. |
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