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The Annotated Classic Fairy Tales | 
 enlarge | Creator: Maria Tatar
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  18 reviews
Sales Rank: 25820
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 445
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.2
Dimensions (in): 10.2 x 8.8 x 1.7
ISBN: 0393051633
Dewey Decimal Number: 398.2
EAN: 9780393051636
ASIN: 0393051633
Publication Date: October 14, 2002
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Product Description
This beautiful volume celebrates the best-loved stories of childhood through the vision of Maria Tatar, a leading expert in the field of folklore and children's literature. Challenging the notion that fairy tales can be read for their morals and used to make model citizens of little children, Tatar guides readers through the stories, exploring their historical origins, their cultural complexities and their psychological effects. Maria Tatar shows that by providing children with powerful models for navigating reality, these tales help children survive in a world ruled by adults. Twenty-six classic stories are presented - including "Beauty and the Beast", "Little Red Riding Hood", "Jack and the Beanstalk" and "The Little Mermaid". Maria Tatar has also assembled over 300 mostly four-colour photographs, paintings and illustrations, some very rare, creating a volume that will rank as one of the finest fairy tale collections in many decades.
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 Surprisingly interesting beyond the fairy tales May 3, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I'm a big fan of fairy tales and a big fan of the "annotated" series. This one has some unusual features that make it a bit more interesting. First of all, these stories are a decent collection of the well-known and not-so-well-known, so the reader can choose to indulge in something familiar like The Three Little Pigs, or maybe something less familiar, like The Juniper Tree. The original illustrations are largely in color and scattered throughout the text, bringing the stories a particular flair and bearing. What sets this book apart are the sections set aside for author and illustrator biographies. Although the kiddies may not appreciate them that much, they are very interesting for the adult reader and again, they add a lot to the enjoyment of the stories. As with the other books in the series (if one can call it that) the dust jacket is very eye-appealing and this really looks good sitting on the shelf with the others, like The Annotated Hans Christian Andersen and The Annotated Brothers Grimm.
Wonderful gift July 27, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The recipient of this gift (book) was very pleased with it! Very good purchase. Thank you.
A Great Gift January 25, 2007
2 out of 5 found this review helpful
I have been getting annotated books each year for my step-daughter Lacey. She loves em and I'm a hero. These are terrific books!
 fairytaleaficcionado July 20, 2005
3 out of 23 found this review helpful
interesting, well documented, with marvelous illustrations.Definitely a good buy for adults who still dream of fairy tales characters. It is a pity that the collection does not include stories from "One thousand and one nights". Otherwise it will be perfect and complete.
Another outstanding book in the Annotated Classics Series! April 14, 2005
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
This is a beautiful book on the magical, scary, enchanting and
wonderful world of the fairy tale! Marie Tatar a Harvard German professor has done a superb job in putting this book together!
The stories range from the classics of the borthers Grimm, Perrault and Hans Christen Anderson. Fairy tales from several cultures are included from Great Britain, Germany, France, Russia
and Denmark.
The volume is beautifully illustrated with the illustrations from such giants as Cruikshank, Rackham, Parrish and several others.
This work is a beautiful way to share story time with one's
children or grandchildren. If you are going to buy one book of fairy tales appealing to both children and adults then this is the lavish lifetime volume for you!
Excellent!
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