A wide-ranging and appealingly fairy-sized treasury of fantastical poems from across the centuries and around the world Fascination with fairies spans centuries and cultures. With ancient roots in pagan belief,fairies have long populated mythologyfolkloreand oral and written poetry. They have seen repeated surges of renewed popularity from the Renaissance to the present fantasy-besotted moment. Elveschangelingsleprechaunspixiesbrowniesand spritesEnglandΓÇÖs Queen MabFranceΓÇÖs MelusineScandinavian nixiesand Scottish selkies: these magical creatures are sometimes mischievoussometimes dangerousbut always enchanting. This collection brings together a diverse array of literary fairies: here are SpenserΓÇÖs Faerie QueeneShakespeareΓÇÿs Titaniaand KeatsΓÇÖs ΓÇ£La Belle Dame Sans MerciΓÇ¥ but also Arthur RimbaudΓÇÖs ΓÇ£FairyΓÇ¥ Goethe’s \
Fairy Poems
$16.20
Lynne Greenberg
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