In Yon Green Hill To Dwell

Jane Alexander

In Yon Green Hill To Dwell

School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures

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Abstract

The enormous fascination with fairies in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries popularised depictions of benevolent, butterfly-winged beings and glittering pantomime figures. But the fae have always had a more sinister side. Taking inspiration from folk tales and medieval legends, the works of weird tale and ghost story writers such as Arthur Machen, M. R. James, Angela Carter and Charlotte Riddell show that fairies, goblins and other supernatural entities could be something far more unsettling.

Delving into a frightening realm of otherworldly creatures from banshees to changelings, this new collection of stories revives and revels in the fearsome power of the fairy folk.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Fearsome Fairies
Subtitle of host publication	Haunting Tales of the Fae
Editors	Elizabeth Dearnley
Place of Publication	London
Publisher	British Library
Pages	321-330
Number of pages	10
ISBN (Print)	9780712354301
Publication status	Published - 11 Nov 2021

Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)

folklore
fairy tales
fiction
short story
border balllads

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