The Selected Writings of Andrew Lang

A novelist, poet, literary critic and anthropologist, Andrew Lang is best known for his publications on folklore, mythology and religion; many have grown up with the colour Fairy Books which he compiled between 1889 and 1910. This three volume set presents a selection of his work in these areas. As a companion to the first volume, the second is comprised of various case studies made by Lang, ranging from The Aryan Races of Peru and The Folk-lore of France to Irish Fairies and The Ballads, Scottish and English. Collectively, the General Introduction to the set and the Introductions to the individual volumes offer a thorough overview of Langs work in an astonishing variety of fields, including his translation work on Homer and his contributions to historiography (particularly Scottish). Headnotes to the individual items are of varying length and provide more detail on specific topics, and explanatory notes supply unique intellectual comment rather than merely factual information.