Showing results for "mythos" in World Literature

What is The Tiger Who Came to Tea really about? What has Meg and Mog got to do with Polish embroidery? Why is death in picture books so often represented by being eaten? Fierce Bad Rabbits takes us on an eye-opening journey in through the history of picture books. From Edward Lear through to Julia Donaldson, Clare Pollard shines a light on some of our best-loved childhood stories and what they really mean, weaving in tales from her own childhood and her rereadings as a parent. Because the best picture books are far more complex than they seem - and darker too.

Was ist der American Dream? Harry Graf Kessler besuchte 1896/97 Amerika und ging dabei eben jener Frage auf den Grund. Auf der Reise lernt er kanadische Holzhütten, den New Yorker Geldadel, chinesische Bordelle in San Francisco und den amerikanischen Präsidenten Harrison kennen.