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by Jack David Zipes (Author) "In his endeavor to establish the origins of the fairy tale for children, Peter Brooks stated that "when at the end of the seventeenth century..." (more)
Key Phrases: classical fairy tale, literary fairy tale, female productivity, Iron Hans, Snow White, Iron John (more...)
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Product Details
  • Paperback: 192 pages
  • Publisher: University Press of Kentucky (December 1994)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0813108349
  • ISBN-13: 978-0813108346
  • Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 10.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars 2 customer reviews (2 customer reviews)
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In his endeavor to establish the origins of the fairy tale for children, Peter Brooks stated that "when at the end of the seventeenth century Perrault writes down and publishes tales which had been told for indeterminate centuries- and would continue to be told, and would be collected in varying versions by the Grimm Brothers and other modern folklorists-he seems to be performing for children;s literature what must have been effected for literature long before: that is, he is creating a literature where before there had been myth and folklore. Read the first page
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classical fairy tale, literary fairy tale, female productivity, three spinners, literary tale, green serpent, oedipal myth, tale type, spinning rooms, spinning tales
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Iron Hans, Snow White, Iron John, Madame Le Prince de Beaumont, New York, Wilhelm Grimm, Madame D'Aulnoy, Little Red Riding Hood, The Wonderful Wizard, Walt Disney, Brothers Grimm, Judy Garland, Middle Ages, Sleeping Beauty, The Wizard, Angela Carter, Jane Yolen, Maurice Sendak, Frank Baum, Robert Coover, Terri Windling, Charles Folkard, Dorothy Gael, Hans Christian Andersen, Kansas City
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