Indian Fairy Tales, (Paperback)

<p>Indian Fairy Tales</p><p>by <strong>Joseph Jacobs</strong></p><p>Although many readers might associate the term "fairy tales" with the Germanic or Celtic folk tale tradition-like in the stories collected by the <strong>Brothers Grimm</strong>-countries like India have their own rich history of fairy tales. Many of these tales, infused with a local flavor, bear a striking structural and thematic similarity to those with which Western readers are accustomed: moral allegories, talking animals, gambling incidents, and the like. <strong>Joseph Jacobs</strong> has carefully selected <strong>29</strong> fairy tales from the Jatakas, the Fables of Bidpai, the Tales of the Sun, the Baluchi Folktales, the Folktales of Kashmir, and other Sanskrit sources. These stories are a humorous and imaginative showcase of India's rich fairy tale tradition.<strong>Joseph Jacobs</strong> was an Australian folklorist who devoted most of his career to collecting fairy tales from around the world. His collections on English fairy tales have immortalized stories such as "<strong>Jack</strong> and the Beanstalk," "Goldilocks and the Three Bears," "<strong>The Three Little</strong> Pigs," "<strong>Jack</strong> the Giant Killer" and "<strong>The History</strong> of Tom Thumb."Indian Fairy Tales</p><p>by <strong>Joseph Jacobs</strong></p><p>Although many readers might associate the term "fairy tales" with the Germanic or Celtic folk tale tradition-like in the stories collected by the <strong>Brothers Grimm</strong>-countries like India have their own rich history of fairy tales. Many of these tales, infused with a local flavor, bear a striking structural and thematic similarity to those with which Western readers are accustomed: moral allegories, talking animals, gambling incidents, and the like. <strong>Joseph Jacobs</strong> has carefully selected <strong>29</strong> fairy tales from the Jatakas, the Fables of Bidpai, the Tales of the Sun, the Baluchi Folktales, the Folktales of Kashmir, and other Sanskrit sources. These stories are a humorous and imaginative showcase of India's rich fairy tale tradition.<strong>Joseph Jacobs</strong> was an Australian folklorist who devoted most of his career to collecting fairy tales from around the world. His collections on English fairy tales have immortalized stories such as "<strong>Jack</strong> and the Beanstalk," "Goldilocks and the Three Bears," "<strong>The Three Little</strong> Pigs," "<strong>Jack</strong> the Giant Killer" and "<strong>The History</strong> of Tom Thumb."</p>

• Indian Fairy Tales, (Paperback)
• Author: Les Prairies Numeriques
• ISBN: 9791043134852
• Format: Paperback
• Publication Date: 2026-03-02
• Page Count: 258