#8: Elves and Eyes

In this episode you need to have read through CHAPTER FOUR (again!). There wasn't enough time last episode to go over Dobby so we'll be doing that today, focusing mainly on chapter two!  We'll be going over the symbolism of eyes and the folklore of elves, and what it means in the context of this chapter/book.  With the coronavirus pandemic going on, please don't hesitate to reach out to us for how we can be of service to you during this time. We know many are struggling and would love to be there for you in any way that we can.  Connect with us on Instagram and Twitter: @FirstYearsPod Email us at: firstyearspodcast @ gmail . com  https://authorsarahjonesdittmeier.info/firstyearspodcast  SOURCES:  Bensimon, Marc. “The Significance of Eye Imagery in the Renaissance from Bosch to Montaigne.” Yale French Studies, No. 47, Image and Symbol in the Renaissance (1972), pp. 266-290. Yale University Press. JSTOR. https://www.jstor.org/stable/2929415 Editors of Encyclopædia Britannica, “Elf.” EncyclopædiaBritannica, Inc, 04 June 2017. https://www.britannica.com/topic/elf-mythology Gasimova, Aida. “Qurʾānic Symbolism of the Eyes in Classical Azeri Turkic Poetry.” Oriens, Vol. 43, No. 1/2 (2015), pp. 101-153 Brill. JSTOR. https://www.jstor.org/stable/24801686 Geller, Professor. “Elf.” Mythology.net Mythology.net 29 Sept. 2018. https://mythology.net/mythical-creatures/elf/ Hall, Alaric. “Getting Shot of Elves: Healing, Witchcraft and Fairies in the Scottish Witchcraft Trials.” Folklore, Vol. 116, No. 1 (Apr., 2005), pp. 19-36 Taylor & Francis, Ltd. on behalf of Folklore Enterprises, Ltd. JSTOR. https://www.jstor.org/stable/30035236 Ronnberg, Ami, and Kathleen Martin, editors. The Book of Symbols: Reflections on Archetypal Images. Taschen. "Eye." pp. 352-354 Simpson, Jacqueline. “On the Ambiguity of Elves.” Folklore, Vol. 122, No. 1 (April 2011), pp. 76-83 Taylor & Francis, Ltd. on behalf of Folklore Enterprises, Ltd. JSTOR. https://www.jstor.org/stable/41306567 Turville-Petre, E. O. G and Edgar Charles Polomé. “Germanic Religion and Mythology.” Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. 08 Mar. 2019. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Germanic-religion-and-mythology