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Resources:
Story of Baba Yaga read aloud: lib.cam.ac.uk/files/baba_yaga_story_and_images.pdf
Johns, A. (1998). Baba Iaga and the Russian Mother. The Slavic and East European Journal, 42(1), 21–36. doi.org/10.2307/310050
Megan Armknecht, Jill Terry Rudy, & Sibelan Forrester. (2017). Identifying Impressions of Baba Yaga: Navigating the Uses of Attachment and Wonder on Soviet and American Television. Marvels & Tales, 31(1), 62–79. doi.org/10.13110/marvelstales.31.1.0062
Zipes, J. (2013). Baba Yaga: The Wild Witch of the East in Russian Fairy Tales (S. Forrester, H. Goscilo, & M. Skoro, Eds.). University Press of Mississippi. jstor.org/stable/j.ctt24hv8d
Stock footage provided by Kiril Dobrev, downloaded from videvo.net
Stock footage provided by Videvo, downloaded from videvo.net
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
1:15 Who is Baba Yaga?
3:25 Vladamir Propp's Morphology of Folklore
6:39 Russian Folklore
8:56 Psychoanalytical understandings of Baba Yaga
11:45 The story of Baba Yaga and Vasilisa the Brave
24:24 Baba Yaga in Adult Stories
25:50 Conclusion
Disclaimer: I am a Book Depository Affiliate. I am not sponsored for any of my reviews and will always disclose if a book I am reviewing has been sent to me for review.
✨ Head to squarespace.com/ladyofthelibrary to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code ladyofthelibrary
📚 Buy a copy of Thistlefoot here (affiliate link): tidd.ly/3P7c54F
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Listen to my podcast on Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/6VfwtK0ydOe3rqXXNXdsZ9?si=kFnhlb1BSLimQgWBtvkpCA
The Classical Academic Channel: youtube.com/c/TheClassicalAcademic
Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/6341226-c-dubois
Resources:
Story of Baba Yaga read aloud: lib.cam.ac.uk/files/baba_yaga_story_and_images.pdf
Johns, A. (1998). Baba Iaga and the Russian Mother. The Slavic and East European Journal, 42(1), 21–36. doi.org/10.2307/310050
Megan Armknecht, Jill Terry Rudy, & Sibelan Forrester. (2017). Identifying Impressions of Baba Yaga: Navigating the Uses of Attachment and Wonder on Soviet and American Television. Marvels & Tales, 31(1), 62–79. doi.org/10.13110/marvelstales.31.1.0062
Zipes, J. (2013). Baba Yaga: The Wild Witch of the East in Russian Fairy Tales (S. Forrester, H. Goscilo, & M. Skoro, Eds.). University Press of Mississippi. jstor.org/stable/j.ctt24hv8d
Stock footage provided by Kiril Dobrev, downloaded from videvo.net
Stock footage provided by Videvo, downloaded from videvo.net
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
1:15 Who is Baba Yaga?
3:25 Vladamir Propp's Morphology of Folklore
6:39 Russian Folklore
8:56 Psychoanalytical understandings of Baba Yaga
11:45 The story of Baba Yaga and Vasilisa the Brave
24:24 Baba Yaga in Adult Stories
25:50 Conclusion
Disclaimer: I am a Book Depository Affiliate. I am not sponsored for any of my reviews and will always disclose if a book I am reviewing has been sent to me for review.
