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Category Archives: Guest Blogging
Guest Post: ‘Avianthropy’ and the Sung Ballad in The Earl Of Mar’s Daughter
‘Avianthropy’ and the Sung Ballad in The Earl Of Mar’s Daughter Adrian May I first read the story of The Earl of Mar’s Daughter’ in Joseph Jacobs’ English Fairy Tales (1890). I was at once struck by its strangeness and … Continue reading
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Tagged Adrian May, animals & mythical creatures, Child ballads, music
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Guest Post: Re-mythologizing Myths and Fairy Tales in Margaret Atwood’s Surfacing
Re-mythologizing Myths and Fairy Tales in Margaret Atwood’s Surfacing Carla Scarano D’Antonio ‘This above all, to refuse to be a victim’ Surfacing A quest of personal and national identity is at the core of Margaret Atwood’s novel Surfacing, published in … Continue reading
Trees in Japanese Mythology: Noh Theatre, Shinto Traditions, and the Takasago Pines
Guest blog post by Amelia Starling Living in Japan, it is impossible to ignore the influence of trees. In spring, you will be invited to attend Hanami, the cherry blossom viewing festival. This is one of the biggest social events … Continue reading
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Tagged Fukusa, Japanese mythology, kami, Noh Theatre, Shinto traditions, trees & forests
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The Void
Blog post by Dr Leon Burnett Poets of all ages have grappled with the idea of the void both as a cosmic phenomenon (or anti-phenomenon) and, in concert with modern philosophers from Søren Kierkegaard to Albert Camus, as a manifestation … Continue reading
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Sleeping Beauty and the Fates of Mythology
Guest blog post by Amelia Starling Sleeping Beauty is heralded as being one of the most passive fairy tale princesses. Whilst this may be true, it is also worth noting that her passivity is not of her own making. At … Continue reading
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Sally Pomme Clayton on Babayaga and the Russian Forest
On 24 November 2016, we were delighted to welcome performance storyteller Sally Pomme Clayton at the Centre for Myth Studies for an exploration of the landscape of Russian fairytales and the figure of Babayaga. Professor Roderick Main (Director of the … Continue reading
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