Literary Library

Jakob Ludwig Carl Grimm

by Angela Beck
January 4, 1785 - September 20, 1863German philologist, jurist and mythologistAlong with his brother Wilhelm edited "Grimm's Fairy Tales" Click He...
Fairy Tale Fairy Tales Folk Lore Folklorist Folktales German Germany Grimm's Fairy Tales Jurist Myth Mythologist Mythology Myths Philologist Philology

Gerald McDermott

by Angela Beck
December 31, 1941 - December 26, 2012American filmmaker, children's book creator and mythology expertAuthor of "Anansi the Spider" (for which he wo...
Boston Globe - Horn Award Caldecott Caldecott Honor Caldecott Medal Children's Book Children's Book Author Children's Books Film Filmmaker Films Myth Mythology Myths

John Bierhorst

by Angela Beck
September 1, 1936 - American author and folkloristAuthor of "The Mythology of North America", "The Woman Who Fell From the Sky" and "The Way of the...
Author Earth Folk Lore Folklorist Folktales Myth Mythology Myths North America Sky