The Dolomites and their Legends

Karl Felix Wolff

ISBN 10: 8872834368 / ISBN 13: 9788872834367

Verlag: Edition Raetia, 2012

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers LU-9788872834367

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The Dolomites, a range of mountains in the Southern Alps, are widely celebrated for their bizarre rock formations, light colour hues, and pristine nature. It is no coincidence that UNESCO declared the Pale Mountains a World Heritage Site and that, every single year, they attract tourists and nature enthusiasts from all around the globe. This enchanting mountain landscape, which is oftentimes cool and forbidding, has left an indelible mark on its inhabitants. Their veritable treasure trove of myths, legends and mystery stories is an integral part of the rich cultural heritage of the Dolomites: the older generation has always passed down this heritage to a wide-eyed audience comprised of both the young and the young-at-heart. This compilation by Karl Felix Wolff (1879 1966), probably the most prominent regional writer-explorer of legends, contains well-known tales like King Laurin and the Alp-Glow and The Kingdom of the Fanes in addition to lesser known stories such as The Nightingale of the Sasslong , Iron Hand and Merisana s Wedding . This book is a unique collection of legends that will shed a new and mystic light on your perspective of the Dolomites.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: Karl Felix Wolff, geboren 1879 in Karlstadt/ Kroatien, gestorben 1966 in Bozen. Die Familie übersiedelte 1881 nach Bozen. Im Winter 1887/88 erkrankte Wolff schwer. Eine aus dem Fleimstal stammende Krankenschwester erzählte ihm ladinische Geschichten und weckte damit sein Interesse an alten Überlieferungen. Ab 1903 begann er die systematische Sammlung von ladinischen Sagen, bekannt wurde vor allem seine Sammlung Dolomitensagen". 1960 erhielt er den Walther-von-der-Vogelweide-Preis.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: The Dolomites and their Legends
Verlag: Edition Raetia
Erscheinungsdatum: 2012
Einband: Hardback
Zustand: New
Auflage: 2.