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The classic fairy tales: texts, criticism

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: A Norton critical editionPublication details: New York. W.W.Norton & Company 2017Edition: 2ndDescription: xxvi, 518 pISBN:
  • 9780393602975
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 398.209 C5
Summary: This Norton Critical Edition collects forty-four fairy tales, from the fifth century to the present. The Classic Fairy Tales focuses on six tale types: "Little Red Riding Hood," "Beauty and the Beast," "Snow White," "Cinderella," "Bluebeard," and "Hansel and Gretel," and presents multicultural variants and sophisticated literary rescriptings. Also reprinted are tales by Hans Christian Andersen and Oscar Wilde. "Criticism" gathers twelve essays that interpret aspects of fairy tales, including their social origins, historical evolution, psychological drama, gender issues, and national identities. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/62831.The_Classic_Fairy_Tales
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

This Norton Critical Edition collects forty-four fairy tales, from the fifth century to the present. The Classic Fairy Tales focuses on six tale types: "Little Red Riding Hood," "Beauty and the Beast," "Snow White," "Cinderella," "Bluebeard," and "Hansel and Gretel," and presents multicultural variants and sophisticated literary rescriptings. Also reprinted are tales by Hans Christian Andersen and Oscar Wilde.


"Criticism" gathers twelve essays that interpret aspects of fairy tales, including their social origins, historical evolution, psychological drama, gender issues, and national identities.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/62831.The_Classic_Fairy_Tales

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