The Better to Eat You With D. L. Ashliman
Author
As a folklore researcher, D. L. Ashliman has provided immeasurable benefits to his audiences and colleagues regarding Germanic myths, legends and sagas, as well as Indo-‐European folk and fairy tales. Dr. Ashliman received both his master’s degree and Ph.D. from Rutgers University. Further study was conducted at the Georg-‐August Universität in Göttingen, Germany as well as at the Rheinische Friedrich-‐Wilhelms-‐Universität in Bonn, Germany. His works include Fairy Lore: A Handbook; Folk and Fairy Tales: A Handbook; an edition of Aesop’s Fables which he edited, introduced, and for which he provided notes; Voices from the Past: The Cycle of Life in Indo-‐European Folktales; Once upon a Time: The Story of European Folktales; and A Guide to Folktales in the English Language: Based on the Aarne-‐Thompson Classification System. He has also written and published numerous articles on the subject of fairy tale and folkloric stories and traditions. Dr. Ashliman retired from the University of Pittsburgh in 2000 and now conducts his folklore research from southern Utah. The stories compiled in the section entitled “The Better to Eat You With” are courtesy of Dr. Ashliman. He can be contacted at ashliman@hotmail.com. Most of his web-‐based information is on the University of Pittsburg’s website. Please find Dr. Ashliman on the web by doing a search using D. L. Ashliman as the search criteria.