If you enjoy podcasts, you can download and listen to a recent lecture by Marina Warner at Queen Mary, University of London here.
Marina Warner, Distinguished Professor in the Humanities, gave her inaugural lecture entitled ‘Figures in the Carpet: Magic and the 1001 Nights’ (24/11/09). The fascinating lecture explores the magic carpet's appearances in stories through the ages, and how it conveyed the power and sensation of flight long before the dawn of aviation.
I admit I'm not a podcast person, but this one will make me step out of my usual zones.
And if you haven't read Warner's From the Beast to the Blonde, why haven't you? It's a shame it's out of print. It is one of the books that inspired SurLaLune.
I've got Betelheim's "Uses of Enchantment" and Cashdan's "The Witch Must Die" but hadn't heard of Warner until now. Thanks.
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