| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 332 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Preface -- 1. Toward a Theory of the Fairy Tale as LIterary Genre -- 2. The Evolution and Dissemination of the Classical Fairy Tale -- 3. Once Upon a Time in the Future: The Relevance of Fairy Tales -- 4. The Moral Strains of Fairy Tales and Fantasy -- 5. The Male Key to Bluebeard's Secret -- 6. Hansel and Gretel: On Translating Abandonment, Fear, and Hunger -- 7. To Be or Not To Be Eaten: The Survival of Traditional Storytelling |
| Summary |
Explores the question of why some fairy tales ''work'' and others don't, why the fairy tale is capable of getting under the skin of culture and staying there. This book looks at fairy tale as a serious genre with wide social and cultural ramifications. It contains the history and theory of the genre, followed by case studies of famous tales |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-301) and index |
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Includes filmography: pages 301-306 |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
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Fairy tales -- Psychological aspects
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Fairy tales -- History and criticism
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Folklore & Mythology.
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Fairy tales
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Fairy tales -- Psychological aspects
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Märchen
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Psychologie
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Sprookjes.
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Contes -- Aspect psychologique.
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Contes -- Histoire et critique.
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Contes de fées -- Histoire et critique.
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71.57 immaterial culture (sociology)
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17.86 literary genres, theory of genre.
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Märchen.
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Psychologie.
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Fairy tales -- Psychological aspects.
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Fairy tales -- History and criticism.
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780203960240 |
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0203960246 |
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9780203700662 |
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020370066X |
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9781135204358 |
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1135204357 |
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9781135204303 |
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1135204306 |
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9781135204341 |
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1135204349 |
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