The Classic Fairy Tales (Norton Critical Editions)
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| Rating | : | 4.53 (562 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0393972771 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 416 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-01-04 |
| Language | : | English |
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She is the author of Enchanted Hunters: The Power of Stories in Childhood, Off with Their Heads! Fairy Tales and the Culture of Childhood and many other books on folklore and fairy stories. She is also the editor and translator of The Annotated Hans Christian Andersen, The Annotated Brothers Grimm, The Annotated Classic Fairy Tales, The Annotated Peter Pan, The Classic Fairy Tales: A Norton Critical Edition and The Grimm Reader. . She lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts. About the Author Maria Tatar chairs the Program in Folklore and Mythology at Harvard University
Also reprinted are tales by Hans Christian Andersen and Oscar Wilde. Fairy tales shape our cultures and enrich our imaginations; their narrative stability and cultural durability are incontestable. This Norton Critical Edition collects forty-four fairy tales, from the fifth century to the present. The Classic Fairy Tales focuses on six tale types: "Little Red Riding Hood," "Beauty and the Beast," "Snow White," "Cinderella," "Bluebeard," and "Hansel and Gretel," and presents multicultural variants and sophisticated literary rescriptings. "Criticism" gathers twelve essays that interpret aspects of fairy tales, including their social origins, historical evolution, psychological drama, gender issues, and national identities. A Selected Bibliography is included.
"Wonderful!" according to Patrick McCauley. The work of a clear master.. Good deal Marisa The book arrived on time. The pages and cover were more worn than I was expecting, but the book was in good enough condition for me!. Many versions of the same basic story; it gives you insight into peoples and times We forget that the Grimm brothers did not author the stories they told, but collected them from throughout Germany. This book reminds us that fairy tales belong to a society, and there is no canonical version of any particular one. Every rendition emphasizes the personality of the author as well as reflecting the society and the time in which it was written.The first tale, Little red riding Hood, is retold eight times. There are three classic
Maria Tatar chairs the Program in Folklore and Mythology at Harvard University. She is also the editor and translator of The Annotated Hans Christian Andersen, The Annotated Brothers Grimm, The Annotated Classic Fairy Tales, The Annotated Peter Pan, The Classic Fairy Tales: A Norton Critical Edition and The Grimm Reader. She lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts. . She is the author of Enchanted Hunters: The Power of Stories in Childhood, Off with Their Heads!