In search of the swan maiden : a narrative on folklore and gender
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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Leavy, Barbara Fass. In search of the swan maiden a narrative on folklore and gender New York, NY : New York University Press, [1995] ©1995 1 online resource (390 p.) text txt computer c online resource cr English Includes bibliographical references and index. 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 of gender as framed by the swan maiden tale, a story found in the folklore of virtually every culture. The swan maiden is a supernatural woman forced to marry, keep house, and bear children for a mortal man who holds the key to her imprisonment. When she manages to regain this key, she escapes to the otherworld, never to return. These tales have most often been interpreted as depicting exogamous marriages, describing the girl from another tribe trapped in a world where she will always be the outsider. Barbara Fass Leavy believes that, in the societies in which the tale and its variants endured, woman was the other--the outsider trapped in a society that could never be her own. Leavy shows how the tale, though rarely explicitly recognized, is frequently replayed in modern literature. Beautifully written, this book reveals the myriad ways in which the folktales of a society reflect its cultural values, and particularly how folktales are allegories of gender relations. It will interest anyone involved in literary, gender, and cultural studies. 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 Book. Description based on print version record. LITERARY CRITICISM General. 0-8147-5068-0 0-8147-5100-8 |
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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 |
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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 |
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