| Breaking the Magic Spell: Radical Theories of Folk and Fairy Tales |  | Author: Jack Zipes
Publisher: Routledge
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 2170777
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 200
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Dimensions (in): 10 x 8 x 2
ISBN: 0415907195
Dewey Decimal Number: 398
EAN: 9780415907194
ASIN: 0415907195
Publication Date: December 31, 1990
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Jack Zipes explores the evolution of folk and fairy tales, their influence on popular beliefs, the politics behind them, and their incorporation in mass media culture today.
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 good book January 3, 2007
3 out of 14 found this review helpful
It is very interesting and it gives you so much information about the fairy tales and the mass media industry.
 Great Overview of Nonstandard Folktale Theories April 28, 2000
33 out of 34 found this review helpful
I really love Jack Zipes, and this is one of his helpful books for folklorists, and amateurs who enjoy reading fairy tales. It presents a variety of 'radical' theories about the meaning and construction of fairy tales. Many of the theories are no longer quite so radical. The book also gives you a good overview of feminist theories about the tales, some of which will surprise. Among other things, that fairy tales are not always about the subjugation of silly blond princesses. I reccomend this book as an intro to folk and fairy tale theory.
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