Fairy Tale as Myth/Myth as Fairy Tale
Fairy Tale as Myth/Myth as Fairy Tale
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" Explores the historical rise of the literary fairy tale as genre in the late seventeenth century. In this lively work, Jack Zipes explores the historical rise of the literary fairy tale as genre in the late seventeenth century and examines the ideological relationship of classic fairy tales to domination and oppression in Western society.
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Fairy Tale as Myth/Myth as Fairy Tale by Jack Zipes
" Explores the historical rise of the literary fairy tale as genre in the late seventeenth century. In his examinations of key classical fairy tales, Zipes traces their unique metamorphoses in history with stunning discoveries that reveal their ideological relationship to domination and oppression. Tales such as Beauty and the Beast, Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, and Rumplestiltskin have become part of our everyday culture and shapers of our identities. In this lively work, Jack Zipes explores the historical rise of the literary fairy tale as genre in the late seventeenth century and examines the ideological relationship of classic fairy tales to domination and oppression in Western society. The fairy tale received its most "mythic" articulation in America. Consequently, Zipes sees Walt Disney's Snow White as an expression of American male individualism, film and literary interpretations of L. Frank Baum's The Wizard of Oz as critiques of American myths, and Robert Bly's Iron John as a misunderstanding of folklore and traditional fairy tales. This book will change forever the way we look at the fairy tales of our youth.
Should be read by anyone who feels that our postindustrial culture has outgrown the need to express its desires and anxieties in the material of traditional narrative" -Australian Folklore
"For many readers the fascination of these essays will lie . . . in the revelatory detail of his close comparative textual readings." -Times Literary Supplement
"For many readers the fascination of these essays will lie . . . in the revelatory detail of his close comparative textual readings." -Times Literary Supplement
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780813108346 |
| ISBN 10 | 0813108349 |
| Title | Fairy Tale as Myth/Myth as Fairy Tale |
| Author | Jack Zipes |
| Series | Clark Lectures |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | The University Press of Kentucky |
| Year published | 1994-10-25 |
| Number of pages | 208 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |