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The Great Fairy Tale Tradition by Jack David Zipes

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The Great Fairy Tale Tradition

From Straparola and Basile to the Brothers Grimm

Jack David Zipes, Jack D. Zipes

W.W. Norton & Company · Print & ebook · November 2, 2000

Reading lane: Higher Education

The tales--116 in all--are thematically grouped.

At a Glance

Who It's For

Good for readers who enjoy Higher EducationGood for readers interested in short storiesGood for fans of Fairy Tales

Book Details

Authors
Jack David Zipes, Jack D. Zipes
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
Published
November 2, 2000
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Higher Education · Language Experience Teaching
Reading lane
Higher Education

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Publisher Categories

  • Higher Education

  • Language Experience Teaching

  • Teaching Methods

  • Creative Writing

About This Book

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.

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