Marina Warner on Enchanted Forests

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Hansel and Gretel, Snow White, Red Riding Hood...  fairy tales are full of stories that take place in enchanted forests.  And sacred woods and trees figure strongly in mythic traditions, from the British Isles to the Norselands to ancient Sumeria.   Marina Warner writes about art, symbolism, myth and fairy tales.  She explores the many meanings of forests in the human imagination.