Lang [lä?] Andrew, ur. 31 III 1844, Selkirk, zm. 20 VII 1912, Banchory k. Aberdeen, szkocki pisarz, etnolog i historyk;
profesor uniw. w Oksfordzie; autor kilku zbiorów poezji, powieści, krytyk lit. (m.in. Letters to Dead Authors 1886); tłumacz epiki staroż. (współautor przekładu Odysei 1789, Iliady 1883, zaliczanych do najlepszych przekładów utworów Homera); zajmował się też badaniem roli magii i religii w społeczeństwie (m.in. Myth, Ritual and Religion, t. 1–2 1887, Magic and Religion 1901).
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia ...
This charming early work, first published in 1903, is the eighth book in a series of twelve ‘coloured’ fairy books published by Andrew Lang ...
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia ...
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