Add to ORKGThe article confronts historical and traditional witches with their literary counterparts. In the first part of the article the author present a definition of a witch and puts forward three different aspects of witchcraft: practical magic, high magic and witchery as a heresy. In second part three examples of witches in fantasy literature are described: Granny Weatherwax from Terry Pratchett’s "Discworld" series, Hermione Granger from "Harry Potter" series and participants of the witches’ sabbath in Andrzej Sapkowski’s "Narrenturm"
Fantasy novelist Terry Pratchett’s Discworld is inhabited by a very diverse group of characters rang...
Abstract Fantasy is a genre of literature which gives flexibility and scope to writers to explore th...
Thematic analysis of the figure of the witch woman (incorporating both good and evil versions) in re...
The article confronts historical and traditional witches with their literary counterparts. In the f...
Theoretical thesis.Bibliography: pages 293-310.1. Spenser's The Faerie Queene: myths, fairy tales an...
The thesis explores the elements that make the witch and what elements have appeared in almost every...
This thesis explores the power of stories and how they influence the perception and status of witche...
There are many publications on witches both in children’s literature and in scholarly essays. Mona C...
This thesis compares the Wiccan faith with fantasy literature of the twentieth century in an effort ...
Belief in the existence of witches has been a prominent part of Western culture for millennia; stere...
Witches, sirens and soothsayers is an intriguing historical, literary and cultural account of the st...
Terry Pratchett is an author that has created the vast fantasy world of Discworld, which is containe...
Much has been written about witchcraft, a topic which has attracted the attention of scholars from e...
‘This is a story about magic and where it goes and perhaps more importantly where it comes from and ...
The article contains an analysis of the figure of a witch in various popular culture texts, which ar...
Fantasy novelist Terry Pratchett’s Discworld is inhabited by a very diverse group of characters rang...
Abstract Fantasy is a genre of literature which gives flexibility and scope to writers to explore th...
Thematic analysis of the figure of the witch woman (incorporating both good and evil versions) in re...
The article confronts historical and traditional witches with their literary counterparts. In the f...
Theoretical thesis.Bibliography: pages 293-310.1. Spenser's The Faerie Queene: myths, fairy tales an...
The thesis explores the elements that make the witch and what elements have appeared in almost every...
This thesis explores the power of stories and how they influence the perception and status of witche...
There are many publications on witches both in children’s literature and in scholarly essays. Mona C...
This thesis compares the Wiccan faith with fantasy literature of the twentieth century in an effort ...
Belief in the existence of witches has been a prominent part of Western culture for millennia; stere...
Witches, sirens and soothsayers is an intriguing historical, literary and cultural account of the st...
Terry Pratchett is an author that has created the vast fantasy world of Discworld, which is containe...
Much has been written about witchcraft, a topic which has attracted the attention of scholars from e...
‘This is a story about magic and where it goes and perhaps more importantly where it comes from and ...
The article contains an analysis of the figure of a witch in various popular culture texts, which ar...
Fantasy novelist Terry Pratchett’s Discworld is inhabited by a very diverse group of characters rang...
Abstract Fantasy is a genre of literature which gives flexibility and scope to writers to explore th...
Thematic analysis of the figure of the witch woman (incorporating both good and evil versions) in re...