In Search of the Swan Maiden : : A Narrative on Folklore and Gender / / Barbara Fass Leavy.
In her compendious study, [of the folktale of the runaway wife] Leavy argues that the contradictory claims of nature and culture are embodied in the legendary figure of the swan maiden, a woman torn between the human and bestial worlds. --The New York Times Book Review This is a study of the meaning...
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| Place / Publishing House: | New York, NY : : New York University Press, , [1995] ©1995 |
| Year of Publication: | 1995 |
| Language: | English |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- CHAPTER 1. Introduction: The Dangerous Adventure
- CHAPTER 2. Urvaśī and the Swan Maidens: The Runaway Wife
- CHAPTER 3. The Devil's Bride
- CHAPTER 4. The Animal Groom
- CHAPTER 5. Swan Maiden and Incubus
- CHAPTER 6. The Animal Bride
- CHAPTER 7. Orpbeus's Quest
- CHAPTER 8. Etain's Two Husbands: The Swan Maiden's Choice
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index of Selected Names and Titles