{"product_id":"the-complete-folktales-of-a-n-afanasev-volume-iii-hardcover","title":"The Complete Folktales of A. N. Afanas'ev, Volume III - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJack V. Haney\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eSibelan Forrester\u003c\/b\u003e (With)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUp to now, there has been no complete English-language version of the Russian folktales of A. N. Afanas'ev. This translation is based on L. G. Barag and N. V. Novikov's edition, widely regarded as the authoritative Russian-language edition. The present edition includes commentaries to each tale as well as its international classification number. This third volume contains 305 tales, those numbered 319-579, as well as forty-five additional tales from among those denied publication by the Russian censors. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The folktales of A. N. Afanas'ev represent the largest single collection of folktales in any European language and perhaps in the world. Widely regarded as the Russian Grimm, Afanas'ev collected folktales from throughout the Russian Empire in what are now regarded as the three East Slavic languages, Belarusian, Russian, and Ukrainian. In his lifetime, Afanas'ev published more than 575 tales in his most popular and best-known work, \u003ci\u003eNarodnye russkie skazki\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In addition to this basic collection, he prepared a volume of Russian legends, many on religious themes; a collection of mildly obscene tales, \u003ci\u003eRusskie zavetnye skazki\u003c\/i\u003e; and voluminous writings on Slavic folklife and mythology. His works were subject to the strict censorship of ecclesiastical and state authorities that lasted until the demise of the Soviet Union in the 1990s. Overwhelmingly, his particular emendations were stylistic, while those of the censors mostly concerned content.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJack V. Haney\u003c\/b\u003e (1940-2015) was professor emeritus of Slavic languages and literatures at the University of Washington, a Rhodes Scholar, and the translator and editor of \u003ci\u003eAn Anthology of Russian Folktales\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Complete Russian Folktales\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eLong, Long Tales from the Russian North\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003ci\u003e The Complete Folktales of A. N. Afanas'ev: Volume I\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eThe Complete Folktales of A. N. Afanas'ev, Volume II\u003c\/i\u003e, the latter three published by University Press of Mississippi. \u003cb\u003eSibelan Forrester\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of Russian at Swarthmore College, author of \u003ci\u003eBaba Yaga: The Wild Witch of the East in Russian Fairy Tales\u003c\/i\u003e, published by University Press of Mississippi, and coeditor of \u003ci\u003eEngendering Slavic Literatures\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 582\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.44 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 01, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51790594343200,"sku":"9781496824097","price":198.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/dd13c81e5e8b3a4417837c71584e4fe7_b3fe6580-99f7-4a53-b762-4e29eab8619a.webp?v=1780680887","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-complete-folktales-of-a-n-afanasev-volume-iii-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}