Beastly

An Anthology of Shapeshifting Fairy Tales

Jennifer Pullen (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

320 Seiten

2026
Lanternfish Press (Verlag)
978-1-941360-93-4 (ISBN)

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Everyone is familiar with the tale: a man marries a woman, and she transforms into a crane. Or a seal. Or a bear. Or a woman marries a beast, who transforms into a man; or a man who transforms into a beast. Tales of shapeshifting animal spouses have long been a staple of folklore around the world.

In this collection, fantasy and fairy tale scholar Jennifer Pullen selects fourteen classic tales that explore the boundary between the human and the beastly, showing how their telling and retelling reflects a constant longing for–and terror of–what seems to be “other.”

Jennifer Pullen holds a PhD in Creative Writing from Ohio University, as well as degrees from Eastern Washington University and Whitworth University. Her work has appeared in journals and anthologies including F(r)iction, Phantom Drift Limited, Corvid Queen, Pinch, and Strange Machines (Apex Publishing). Her books include A Bead of Amber on Her Tongue and Fantasy Fiction: A Writer’s Guide and Anthology, the first comprehensive history of fantasy and craft guide. She grew up running wild in the forests of Washington State. She has since been sufficiently domesticated to become an Associate Professor of Creative Writing at Ohio Northern University.

Cupid and Psyche By Lucius Apuleius
The Green Serpent By Marie-Catherine Le Jumel de Barneville, Baroness d'Aulnoy
Beauty and the Beast By Jeanne-Marie LePrince de Beaumont
The White Cat By Madame D’Aulnoy
The Little Mermaid By Hans Christian Andersen
The Fisherman and his Soul By Oscar Wilde
East of the Sun and West of the Moon By Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Moe
The She-Bear By Giambattista Basile
Mr. Fox By Joseph Jacobs
Bisclavret By Marie de France
The Good Man O’ Wastness By Walter Traill Dennison
The Robe of Feathers By Grace James
The Fair Melusina By Horace E Scudder
Prince Bairâm and the Fairy Bride By Reverend Charles Swynnerton

Erscheint lt. Verlag	2.4.2026
Zusatzinfo	Estimated 4 B&W illustrations
Sprache	englisch
Maße	133 x 203 mm
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Anthologien
	Literatur ► Historische Romane
	Literatur ► Klassiker / Moderne Klassiker
	Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
ISBN-10	1-941360-93-9 / 1941360939
ISBN-13	978-1-941360-93-4 / 9781941360934
Zustand	Neuware