Title The hard facts of the Grimms' fairy tales / Maria Tatar

Published Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 1987

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Description xxiv, 277 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm Contents Sex and violence : the hard core of fairy tales -- Fact and fantasy : the art of reading fairy tales -- Victims and seekers : the family romance of fairy tales -- Born yesterday : the spear side -- Spinning tales : the distaff side -- From nags to witches : stepmothers and other ogres -- Taming the beast : Bluebeard and other monsters -- Selected tales from the first edition of the Nursery and Household Tales Summary Discusses how the Grimms censored fairly tales, examines the violence and cruelty found in the stories, and suggests an approach to interpreting them Analysis Folk literature Germany Folk literature Germany Notes Includes indexes Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-229) Subject Grimm, Jacob, 1785-1863 -- Criticism and interpretation. Grimm, Jacob, 1785-1863. Grimm, Wilhelm, 1786-1859 -- Criticism and interpretation. SUBJECT Kinder- und Hausmärchen. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81062949 Subject Fairy tales -- Germany -- History and criticism. Tales -- Germany -- History and criticism. LC no. 87045541 ISBN 0691014876 pbkaper 0691067228 alkaline paper 9780691014876 pbkaper 9780691067223 alkaline paper

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