{"title":"sarah-clegg","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"perilous-enchantment-9781803512839","title":"Perilous Enchantment","description":"\u003cp\u003eWe often think of them as tiny, glittering creatures fluttering about in pastel tulle, but fairies haven't always been so benign. Here, historian Sarah Clegg explores the true history of fairies, and the menace and ambiguity that always lurks within the shimmering fantasy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis history takes us from elf fires in Iceland to a burial mound in Ireland; and from a stream in Cottingley where two sisters created a fairy hoax to a modern-day fairy ball in Los Angeles. Along the way, Clegg reveals fairies' connection to ancient gods and their role in the witch-trials, and examines their seductive presence in romantasy today. This is a story of how fairy myths grew and spread across Europe, of how they changed and developed, and why we have, for centuries, been so enthralled by the danger and enchantment of the fae.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sarah Clegg","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56452520608086,"sku":"9781803512839","price":21.37,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0886\/3206\/6390\/files\/9781803512839.jpg?v=1793655245"},{"product_id":"perilous-enchantment-9781668206478","title":"Perilous Enchantment","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA compendium of fairies and fairy lore through the centuries, told through a magical year in search of the fae from the author of the “remarkable” (\u003ci\u003eLiterary Review\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003ci\u003eWoman’s Lore\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFairy stories and fae lore are ancient—yet fairy stories continue to transform and enthrall our imaginations generation after generation. From Tolkien’s elves to Sarah J. Maas’s high fae, storytellers have reinterpreted the same set of traditions and texts over and over again.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePerilous Enchantment\u003c\/i\u003e presents a definitive new cultural history of the fairy, from ancient times to now, across Europe and North America. By visiting a different fairy site each month—including fairy hills in Yorkshire, to a nymph’s cave in Delphi, to a contemporary fairy ball in Los Angeles—Cambridge PhD and folkloristSarah Clegg illuminates all the facets of the elusive, capricious figure.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Clegg shows us how shifts in culture, technology, and avenues of storytelling have shaped the image of the fairy and fairylands. Within, you’ll trace how hyper-localized nature spirits in the first century BC became otherworldly tricksters and temptresses, then scions of purgatory or the devil, to adorable Victorian children’s book characters, and ultimately, our contemporary romantasy love interests.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e For fans curious for some of the inspiration behind their favorite novels to storytellers interested in adding their own twists to this rich lore, \u003ci\u003ePerilous Enchantment \u003c\/i\u003eprovides a nuanced look at fairyland, from its most extraordinary tales to its darkest corners, showing us just how much faerie has always been a mirror to our own human imaginations, fears, and desires.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sarah Clegg","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56481027490134,"sku":"9781668206478","price":33.92,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0886\/3206\/6390\/files\/9781668206478.jpg?v=1793872437"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.bookshop.lt\/collections\/sarah-clegg.oembed","provider":"Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}