The Great Fairy Tale Tradition: From Straparola and Basile to the Brothers Grimm: A Norton Critical Edition...

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Jack Zipes (University of Minnesota)

The Great Fairy Tale Tradition

From Straparola and Basile to the Brothers Grimm: A Norton Critical Edition

Jack Zipes (University of Minnesota)

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English

WW Norton & Co
08 January 2010

Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900 ; Children's literature studies: general; Folklore, myths & legends

Series: Norton Critical Editions

The tales-116 in all-are thematically grouped. Each grouping is introduced and annotated by Jack Zipes, the genre's reigning expert. Twenty illustrations accompany the texts.

""Criticism"" includes seven important assessments of different aspects of the fairy tale tradition, written by W. G. Waters, Benedetto Croce, Lewis Seifert, Patricia Hannon, Harry Velten, Siegfried Neumann, and Jack Zipes.

Brief biographies of the storytellers and a Selected Bibliography are included.

Edited by: Jack Zipes (University of Minnesota)
Imprint: WW Norton & Co
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: Critical edition
Volume: 0
Dimensions: Height: 236mm, Width: 142mm, Spine: 28mm
Weight: 764g
ISBN: 9780393976366
ISBN 10: 039397636X
Series: Norton Critical Editions
Pages: 1008
Publication Date: 08 January 2010
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Jack Zipes (Ph.D. Columbia University) is a Professor of German at the University of Minnesota. In addition to his scholarly work on children’s literature, he is an award-winning storyteller in public schools and has worked with various children’s theaters. His major publications include Sticks and Stones: The Troublesome Success of Children’s Literature from Slovenly Peter to Harry Potter (2000), Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales, Children, and the Culture Industry (1997), Fairy Tale as Myth/Myth as Fairy Tale (1994), The Brothers Grimm: From Enchanted Forests to the Modern World (1988), and Fairy Tales and the Art of Subversion: The Classical Genre for Children and the Process of Civilization (1983).