Croatian Tales of Long Ago: The Myths, Legends and Folk Stories of Croatia -- Ivana Brlic-Mazuranic, Paperback Education / Teaching During her more than fifty

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Croatian Tales of Long Ago: The Myths, Legends and Folk Stories of Croatia -- Ivana Brlic-Mazuranic, Paperback Education / Teaching During her more than fiftyThis vibrant and illustrated selection of Croatian myths and heroic folk tales offers stunning glimpses into a centuries old culture. The familiar themes of the fairy tale the gallant hero, fearsome beast, and damsel in distress were popular with the storytellers of Croatia of old. What makes these stories so interesting is the local variations of familiar narratives; the maritime culture of Croatia is reflected in the story of Fisherman Plunk, whose