The Fourth Pig —— Updated Edition

----- 第四个猪

ISBN: 9780691158952 出版年：2014 页码：256 Mitchison, Naomi Princeton University Press

The fourth pig, originally published in 1936, is a wide-ranging and fascinating collection of fairy tales, poems, and ballads. Droll and sad, spirited and apprehensive, the fourth pig reflects the hopes and forebodings of its era but also resonates with those of today. It is a testament to the talents of naomi mitchison (1897-1999), who was an irrepressible phenomenon--a significant scottish political activist as well as a prolific author. Mitchison's work, exemplified by the tales in this superb new edition, is stamped with her characteristic sharp wit, magical invention, and vivid political and social consciousness. Mitchison rewrites well-known stories such as "hansel and gretel" and "the little mermaid," and she picks up the tune of a ballad with admiring fidelity to form, as in "mairi maclean and the fairy man.