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Abstract

In order to provide some context for the following excerpt from my novel-in-progress, “The House on Legs,” let me first share some thoughts about the reasons one might choose to reinvent Baba Yaga, the witch-crone of Russian and Slavic folk tales, as a wildlife warrior in Australia’s island state of Tasmania. Generally, it is accepted that Baba Yaga’s signature trait is her profound ambiguity. Straddling such binaries as good/evil, natural/supernatural, human/nonhuman, she is a character famous for her unpredictability. Should a heroine or hero approach her house on legs, she may help them in their quest. Or, she may attempt to eat them up. Contradiction is a key component of her reputation, and the same can be said of Tasmania, Australia’s island state, and also of that island’s wildlife icon, the Tasmanian devil.

Item Type:	Article
Authors/Creators:	Wood, D
Keywords:	Fairy Tales, Baba Yaga, Tasmanian devil, Tasmanian literature, Creative Writing
Journal or Publication Title:	Interdisciplinary Studies in Literature and Environment
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
ISSN:	1076-0962
DOI / ID Number:	https://doi.org/10.1093/isle/isz068
Copyright Information:	Copyright 2019 The Author
Related URLs:	UTAS Profile: Wood, D
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