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Strange and Secret Peoples: Fairies and Victorian Consciousness by Carole G. Silver
3.0
In honor of Spain winning the World Cup I will write this review entirely in Spanish.
Wait, I don't know Spanish. Sigh.
Okay, go to one of those translator page things, and plug this in.
Silver's book is a good in depth look at the view that the Victorians had about fairy, folklore, and how such topics related to current events. I will say that the first chapter was a tough read. It was rather dull, but the infromation is needed for later in the book. The themes of the last chapter were detail with in a less boring way by [a:Diane Purkiss|117573|Diane Purkiss|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1207164609p2/117573.jpg] in her [b:At the Bottom of the Garden: A Dark History of Fairies, Hobgoblins, Nymphs, and Other Troublesome Things|1793710|At the Bottom of the Garden A Dark History of Fairies, Hobgoblins, Nymphs, and Other Troublesome Things|Diane Purkiss|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1188428597s/1793710.jpg|1792709]. Overall, however, this is a good read for anyone interested in fairies or the Victorians.
In particular, Silver's use of the fairy bride story and how it was related to the developing woman's rights movement was fasinating to read. She connects the swan maiden to the idea divorce and whether or not women should have that right. Additionally, she ties the ideas of dwarfs (dwarves) to the European exploration of Africia.
Wait, I don't know Spanish. Sigh.
Okay, go to one of those translator page things, and plug this in.
Silver's book is a good in depth look at the view that the Victorians had about fairy, folklore, and how such topics related to current events. I will say that the first chapter was a tough read. It was rather dull, but the infromation is needed for later in the book. The themes of the last chapter were detail with in a less boring way by [a:Diane Purkiss|117573|Diane Purkiss|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1207164609p2/117573.jpg] in her [b:At the Bottom of the Garden: A Dark History of Fairies, Hobgoblins, Nymphs, and Other Troublesome Things|1793710|At the Bottom of the Garden A Dark History of Fairies, Hobgoblins, Nymphs, and Other Troublesome Things|Diane Purkiss|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1188428597s/1793710.jpg|1792709]. Overall, however, this is a good read for anyone interested in fairies or the Victorians.
In particular, Silver's use of the fairy bride story and how it was related to the developing woman's rights movement was fasinating to read. She connects the swan maiden to the idea divorce and whether or not women should have that right. Additionally, she ties the ideas of dwarfs (dwarves) to the European exploration of Africia.