Sentences with phrase «by folk tales»

Influenced by the folk tales and the often dark history of his native country, and by contemporary culture, Ziolkowski's references are wide - reaching: from the Ancient Greeks to André Masson to Frank Zappa.

Throughout her life, Rego has been inspired by folk tales and nursery rhymes and by people's stories.

Journey through a mythical America in this game inspired by folk tales and hobo mythology.

Hot off of winning several «Best of» nominations at E3 this year (along with loads of similar awards and praise from other events), the game sees you journeying across America and swapping stories in encounters inspired by folk tales and folk music, with a blend of 3D graphics and gorgeous 2D animations, all of which you can get a feel for in the new story trailer that you can also see below.

The use of mushrooms was influenced by folk tales about people wandering into woodland and eating magical mushrooms.

Though these ideals have long since faded, they are perpetuated by folk tales like Black Cat's Message and Wait Until Emmet Comes (which feature supernatural black cats disguised as demons) and commercialized as companions of Halloween moons.

I plan to begin work on a children's book / graphic novel inspired by folk tales, while continuing to promote my work on Brighton the Graphic novel with some university presentations early in spring onwards.

Do you really believe they were taught to be as gruesome as they could be by their folks tales about the gods?

Not exact matches

Neither, it's all fiction / fairy tales / myths created, spread and practiced by delusional, irrational and weak minded folk all over the planet lacking capacity for critical thinking.

The Original Folk and Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm by jacob and wilhelm grimm translated and edited by jack zipes princeton, 568 pages, $ 35

The D'Aulaire books are also representative of another genre almost unmentioned by Mr. Bottum, that of the mythic, fairy, or folk tale.

The analogy I used when I was startled by a similarly lame attempt at proof by an otherwise intelligent fellow grad student is that using the bible to prove the resurrection is like using the Old Irish tales I had been studying then to prove the superhuman powers of Irish folk hero Cu Chulainn.

In its marketing, The Witch describes itself as a New England folk tale, in that it borrows from real stories told by Puritans in the wake of the Salem Witch Trials.

by Kellye Hunter and Dave DeWitt The power of chiles is enough to inspire mythology and folk tales, so it is not surprising that some people believe in its ability to control our minds — or at least our bodies.

Nicholas, Superstition I can accept but to SERIOUSLY believe there can ever be any TRUTH in a mere shirt number being the reason some players succeed and others don't, belongs with astrology, lucky charms, old wives tales and the like as mediaeval claptrap believed by flat earthers and other dimwitted folk.

The Girl Who Wore Too Much by Margaret MacDonald is a folk tale from Thailand about a young girl who is a bit spoiled and has more dresses and jewelry than she really needs.

The old folk tale of Hansel and Gretel, made famous by the brothers Grimm, inspired many Germans in the early 1800s to create model witches» houses from hard gingerbread.

This idea comes from a folk tale which says that tinsel was formed by spider webs.

It's pretty clear why so many folk tales of the time involved the unspeakable horrors of what might happen to a family outside the comforting climbs and exacting legal codes of their tight - knit communities: If you didn't conform to society's by - laws, you were a sitting duck for the devil's mischief.

In the squandered sci - fi tale In Time, the rich subjugate the poor by equating one's lifespan with money — something lower - class citizens don't have — and the paycheck - to - paycheck folks literally run out of time and expire.

It won't be a dramatic shock to your system, then, to see that «Invincible,» the tale of an average Joe... or, in this case, an average Vince... who becomes an unlikely football hero, was produced by the same folks who were behind «The Rookie» (Mark Ciardi and Gordon Gray).

Set in a roadside diner, it tells the tale of five disparate folks connected by a single $ 20 bill with typical PTA verve.

Arabian Nights is inspired by the structure of the eponymous Middle Eastern folk tales but re-imagined as a modern story about the Portuguese's struggle with a crumbling economy, and it may come to be considered the definitive film about the global financial crisis.

The scenes in the boarding house are priceless with the headmistress played by Julie Walters spouting her folk wisdom and cautionary tales to single young women at the dinner table each evening.

Switching to another genre, writer / director Victor Salva enjoyed a measure of box office success with Jeepers Creepers, an eerie if rather jumbled tale of two very stupid high school grads hunted by a demonic, bat - like creature which emerges every 23 years to hunt the most fear - prone folks of a small mid-western town.

Some is - like all the best folk tales - amplified social commentary and morality discussion by way of the extreme.

It's a cautionary tale with a riveting performance by Dern and - get this - a prog - folk soundtrack by Joan Baez that acts as a kind of musical chorus to the events on screen.

This time the story is inspired by the traditional Polish folk tale of Pan Twardowski, basically a sorcerer who sells his soul to the devil.

He'll slaughter his way into your hearts in an entirely Spanish - language tale written, drawn and edited by folks who don't speak it!

It is important for Grade 4 students to acknowledge the origins of their stories, especially if inspired by books, films, folk tales, etc..

* Multicultural Cinderella Folk Tales In this WebQuest by Laura Monson of Cordova Middle School in Phoenix, Arizona, students in grades 4 - 6 learn about the many different versions of the Cinderella story available online.

Inspired by the Arabian Nights folk tales, this ultra-luxury car features a two - tone paint scheme as well as delicate details, including the Arabic words «One Thousand and One Nights» that frame the door handles.

Not CompÂre Lapin, the roguish rabbit nemesis of CompÂre Bouki, featured in Lapin Plays Possum, a collection of three hilarious folk tales adapted by Sharon Arms Doucet.

«Anything can happen in the dark...» After Midnight is a collection of gothic short stories based on the folk legends and cautionary tales of the unknown that were collected in Britain by missing author Sidney Wainwright.

THE FOLK & FAIRY TALES OF THE BROTHERS GRIMM (German: Kinder - und Hausmärchen - Vollstämdige Ausgabe) is a collection of German fairy tales first published in 1812 by the Grimm brothers, Jacob and WilTALES OF THE BROTHERS GRIMM (German: Kinder - und Hausmärchen - Vollstämdige Ausgabe) is a collection of German fairy tales first published in 1812 by the Grimm brothers, Jacob and Wiltales first published in 1812 by the Grimm brothers, Jacob and Wilhelm.

Stories and folk songs performed by Wheeless, accompanied on guitar by her son include Southern, African - American, and English tales.

Japan's largest library will begin offering online access to selected books on Feb. 1, starting with 13 works that include some of the country's most famous epics and folk tales and a novel written by one of its most acclaimed novelists.

There's three Beatrix Potter stories in the mix, along with some adaptations of a few folk tales, and classic children's stories by Rudyard Kipling (and two by Washington Irving).

• Explore a vast, frigid Northern environment and battle the elements to survive • Complete the first of four chapters, each offering two to eight hours of gameplay • Enjoy the atmospheric soundtrack featuring music by Quebec folk band Curé Label • Experience the tale through the omniscient, third - person storyteller • Go back in time with a vintage look and feel reminiscent of 1970s rural communities

Using Mushrooms to change Mario to a larger size, as stereotypical sounding as it is, was influenced by the old folk tales in which people happen to wander into a forest and eat magical mushrooms.

In Yaga, portrayal of the church and clergy is inspired by their portrayal in historical sources and folk tales.

With a soundtrack that is a melancholy fusion of Bluegrass and classic Folk accompanying tales penned by an eclectic group of writers, this game uses small - scale stories to build an overall narrative that is as epic as the factual history of America as a whole.

We know it's being developed by DreamRift, the folks behind Henry Hatsworth and Monster Tale.

The research was then translated into a series of folk tales, objects and songs, which was performed back to the public by a community choir.

Upstairs, you can see other examples of the artist's lithographs and etchings, and one of her latest works — her first tapestry, depicting strange and sinister characters inspired by a 16th - century folk tale.

This show also features Rego's first tapestry; a large - scale work made this year, based on a 16th - century folk tale of a daughter whose father was raised by eagles.

Representation is the key strategy for two artists: the Japanese American artist and community activist Tomie Arai's Momotoro / Peach Soy revisits the narrative of a Japanese folk tale, used as propaganda by the Japanese military during World War 11, by juxtaposing images taken from various sources.

Joan Jonas's «Reanimation,» a video - sculpture installation that mixes Arctic landscapes, folk tales, music and hanging glass, is a recent acquisition by the Museum of Modern Art.

It catalogues the animal sculptures at a temple in the small town of Wat Kaewku, Nong Khai, on the border between Laos and Thailand, created by the temple's founder based on fantasy, folk tales and political myth, in order to unravel his belief in Buddhist teachings about love and life, as well as myth and reincarnation.

Linzy's historicized imagery also follows the (grimmer) tradition of the vintage techniques and folk tales and the racist «darkie» popular references appropriated by younger African - American artists Kara Walker (1969) and Michael Ray Charles (1967), respectively.