The evolution of the fairy tale from the folk tale and their fascination for the modern reader are examined

Breaking the Magic Spell: Radical Theories of Folk and Fairy Tales

Literature & Fiction

Zipes, Jack David

History & Criticism

Univ of Texas Pr

Most of the fairy tales that we grew up with we know thanks to the Brothers Grimm. Jack Zipes, one of our surest guides through the world of fairy tales and their criticism, takes us behind the romantic mythology of the wandering brothers. Bringing to bear his own critical expertise as well as new biographical information, Zipes examines the interaction between the Grimms' lives and their work. He reveals their personal struggle to overcome social prejudice and poverty, as well as their political efforts -- as scholars and civil servants -- toward unifying the German states. By deftly interweaving the social, political, and personal elements of their lives, Zipes rescues the Brothers Grimm from sentimental obscurity. No longer figures in a fairy tale, the Brothers Grimm emerge as powerful creators, real men who established the fairy tale as one of our great literary institutions. Part biography, part critical assessment, and part social history, The Brothers Grimm provides a complex and very real story about fairy tales and the modern world.

The Brothers Grimm: From Enchanted Forests to the Modern World

Routledge& Kegan Paul

Breaking the magic spell: Radical theories of folk and fairy tales

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

METHUEN

Jack Zipes develops a social history of the fairy tale and shows how educated writers purposefully appropriated the oral folk tale in the eighteenth century and made it into a discourse about mores, values, and manners.

Fairy tales and the art of subversion: The classical genre for children and the process of civilization

Heinemann

Versions of the tale of Little Red Riding Hood in Sociocultural Context

The Trials and Tribulations of Little Red Riding Hood: Versions of the Tale in Sociocultural Context

Bergin & Garvey

The Trials and Tribulations of Little Red Riding Hood

The Grammar of Fantasy: An Introduction to the Art of Inventing Stories

Considered a visionary in his own time, Rodari's well-respected pedagogical reflections, philosophies, and exercises appear in this book. Each essay is designed to guide the teacher on using fairy tales and folk tales for cognitive development and creative writing.   "This book is a classic manual for educators interested in stimulating children to develop their own writing and reading skills in a manner that will enable children to gain greater autonomy." -- Jack Zipes, from his introduction.

Education & Teaching

RODARI, GIANNI

Schools & Teaching

Teachers & Writers Collaborative

Considered a visionary in his own time, Rodari's well-respected pedagogical reflections, philosophies, and exercises appear in this book. Each essay is designed to guide the teacher on using fairy tales and folk tales for cognitive development and creative writing. "This book is a classic manual for educators interested in stimulating children to develop their own writing and reading skills in a manner that will enable children to gain greater autonomy." -- Jack Zipes, from his introduction.

Wildman Press

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