St. George and the Dragon by Donato Giancola (2010)
Ever heard the tale of a brave soul who vanquished a beast and saved its intended victim? It's one of our most popular folk narratives. Writers looking to tell their own version should start by reading these:
Perseus and Andromeda in The Library of Greek Mythology by Pseudo-Apollodorus and Robin Hard.
Li Chi Slays the Serpent in In Search of the Supernatural by Gan Bao, Kenneth J. DeWoskin & J.I. Crump.
The Thirteenth Son of the King of Erin in Myths and Folk-lore of Ireland by Jeremiah Curtin.
The Blind Man and the Hunchback in Some Folk-Lore Stories and Songs in Chinyanja by R. Sutherland Rattray.
Schippeitaro in The Violet Fairy Book by Andrew Lang.
Nikita the Tanner in Russian Folk-Tales by Leonard A. Magnus.
Scholarship:
A Sixteenth Century Version of The Dragon-Slayer
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