Animal Conventions in English Renaissance Non-religious Prose, 1550-1600 |
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The ideas that were transmitted through the channel of popular or folk tradition
are to be found in the popular lore consisting of conventional ideas about
creatures native to the British Isles ; in the Aesopic fables ; in folk festivals ,
including ...
The ideas that were transmitted through the channel of popular or folk tradition
are to be found in the popular lore consisting of conventional ideas about
creatures native to the British Isles ; in the Aesopic fables ; in folk festivals ,
including ...
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28 The Circe myth was used in the pageants and masques of the sixteenth
century.29 Indeed , in ancient folk tradition , one of the most popular of all tales
was that of the transformation of man , through the powers of witchcraft , into
bestial ...
28 The Circe myth was used in the pageants and masques of the sixteenth
century.29 Indeed , in ancient folk tradition , one of the most popular of all tales
was that of the transformation of man , through the powers of witchcraft , into
bestial ...
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Many animal symbols in the prophecies probably were drawn from popular
epithets , such as the lamb , the wolf , the ass , the fox , and the lion , that grew out
of the traditional animal lore which has been considered already . It is easy to
read ...
Many animal symbols in the prophecies probably were drawn from popular
epithets , such as the lamb , the wolf , the ass , the fox , and the lion , that grew out
of the traditional animal lore which has been considered already . It is easy to
read ...
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