num_pages: 252
description: The first modern study of the ancient fairytale, it bridges a major gap between the study of the ancient world and the wider world of oral culture, and will be of immense value and interest to students of a wide variety of disciplines.
language: English
title: Fairytale in the Ancient World
titlecomplete: Fairytale in the Ancient World
genres: Nonfiction, Mythology, Fairy Tales, Folklore, History
ratings_count: 30
awards: awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: Mythopoeic Scholarship Award
category: Myth and Fantasy Studies
publisher: Routledge