Explores the question of why some fairy tales "work" and others don't, why the fairy tale is capable of getting under the skin of culture and staying there. This book looks at fairy tale as a serious genre with wide social and cultural ramifications. It contains the history and theory of the genre, followed by case studies of famous tales.
Explores the question of why some fairy tales "work" and others don't, why the fairy tale is capable of getting under the skin of culture and staying there. This book looks at fairy tale as a serious genre with wide social and cultural ramifications. It contains the history and theory of the genre, followed by case studies of famous tales.
Jack Zipes is Professor of German at the University of Minnesota. An acclaimed translator and scholar of children's literature and culture, his many books includeHans Christian Andersen: The Misunderstood Storyteller and Speaking Out: Storytelling and Creative Drama forChildren, both published by Routledge.
Inhaltsangabe
1: Toward a Theory of the Fairy Tale as Literary Genre 2: The Evolution and Dissemination of the Classical Fairy Tale 3: Once Upon a Time in the Future 4: The Moral Strains of Fairy Tales and Fantasy 5: The Male Key to Bluebeard's Secret 6: Hansel and Gretel 7: To Be or Not to Be Eaten
1: Toward a Theory of the Fairy Tale as Literary Genre 2: The Evolution and Dissemination of the Classical Fairy Tale 3: Once Upon a Time in the Future 4: The Moral Strains of Fairy Tales and Fantasy 5: The Male Key to Bluebeard's Secret 6: Hansel and Gretel 7: To Be or Not to Be Eaten
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