{"product_id":"metamorphosis-the-dynamics-of-symbolism-in-european-fairy-tales-9780820458083","title":"Metamorphosis: The Dynamics of Symbolism in European Fairy Tales","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Carolyn Dundes | Francisco Vaz Da Silva\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Folklore \u0026amp; Mythology\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFolklorists have become renowned for concentrating on aspects of form and classification to the detriment of content and meaning. \u003ci\u003eMetamorphosis: The Dynamics of Symbolism in European Fairy Tales\u003c\/i\u003e seeks to reverse this tendency in showing, through an examination of the folkloric data, that European fairy tales involve complex symbolism. This book seeks to explain - in reference to the notion of metamorphosis - the puzzling contradictory attributes of fairy-tale figures that have discouraged the study of meanings in this field and proposes that the workings of metamorphosis in fairy tales reveal a pervasive cyclic ontology that underlies mythology and ritual. The issue of universal symbolism is again examined - divested from any archetypal generalizations - as a subject of worthy reflection.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47614205067415,"sku":"9780820458083","price":3165.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780820458083.webp?v=1775091803","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/metamorphosis-the-dynamics-of-symbolism-in-european-fairy-tales-9780820458083","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}