Neil Philip
Author of Mythology (Eyewitness Books)
About the Author
Neil Philip is a writer, folklorist and poet. He is married to the artist Emma Bradford, and lives in the Cotswolds, England. Neil loves words, poetry, and the art of storytelling in all its forms. Among his many books are A Fine Anger, Victorian Village Life, The Cinderella Story, The Penguin Book show more of English Folktales, Mythology (with Philip Wilkinson), The Great Mystery, War and the Pity of War, The New Oxford Book of Childrens Verse, The Tale of Sir Gawain, Horse Hooves & Chicken Feet, and The Adventures of Odysseus. Neil has contributed to numerous journals, including The Times, and Signal: Approaches to Childrens Books, and has also written for stage, screen, and radio. His work has won numerous awards and honours, including the Aesop Award of the American Folklore Society and the Literary Criticism Book Award of the Childrens Literature Association. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Works by Neil Philip
Myths & Legends: The World's Most Enduring Myths and Legends Explored and Explained (1996) 191 copies
Cinderella Story: The Origins and Variations of the Story Known as Cinderella (Penguin Folklore Library) (1989) 40 copies
Between Earth and Sky: Poetry and Prose of English Rural Life and Work Between the Enclosures and the Great War… (1984) 4 copies
Robin dos Bosques 2 copies
Mitologijos enciklopedija 2 copies
Robin Hood 1 copy
A Family Treasure Of POETRY 1 copy
Mütoloogia 1 copy
Drakestaill Visits 1 copy
Associated Works
Illustrated Dictionary of Mythology: Heroes, Heroines, Gods and Goddesses From Around the World (1998) — some editions — 230 copies
Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen (Reader's Digest) {40 stories} (2005) — Translator — 44 copies
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- Birthdate
- 1955-05-08
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- UK
- Birthplace
- York, England, UK
- Places of residence
- Cotswolds, England, UK
Oxfordshire, England, UK
Normandy, France - Education
- Oxford University
University of London (PhD|1980) - Occupations
- folklorist
critic
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