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The Great Fairy Tale Tradition: From Straparola and Basile to the Brothers Grimm

A Norton Critical Edition
Series: Norton Critical Editions
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The Great Fairy Tale Tradition is a rich collection of 116 fairy tales, thematically grouped and introduced with insightful annotations by Jack Zipes, a leading expert in the genre. The volume spans the works of seminal storytellers including Straparola, Basile, and the Brothers Grimm, accompanied by twenty illustrations that enhance the storytelling experience.

The book also features critical essays from notable scholars, exploring various dimensions of the fairy tale tradition. Readers can deepen their understanding through brief biographies of the original storytellers and a carefully curated Selected Bibliography.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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This compendium is ideal for students and enthusiasts of folklore, literature, and cultural studies, as well as anyone interested in the historical development of fairy tales from their earliest versions to their lasting impact on modern storytelling.

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The first edition of its kind, The Great Fairy Tale Tradition is indispensable for students of fairy tales.

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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.

Series: Norton Critical Editions

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780393976366

Publisher: WW Norton & Co

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 02 November 2000

Country: United States

Imprint: WW Norton & Co

Edition: Critical edition

Contributors:

  • Edited by Jack Zipes

Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 25.0mm

Width: 145.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 780g

Pages: 1008

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Arts & Culture Education & Reference Non-Fiction Series: Norton Critical Editions

About the Author

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).

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