Flight of the Wild Gander : Explorations in the Mythological Dimension (3 Revised edition)

This book explores the individual and geographical origins of myth, outlining the full range of mythology from the Grimms' collection of German fairy tales to American Indian legends. Originally published in 1951 and then augmented in 1969, this collection of essays describes the symbolic content of stories: how they are linked to human experience and how they have changed over time.