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Fairy Tale as Myth/Myth as Fairy Tale (Clark Lectures) | 
 enlarge | Author: Jack Zipes
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 632066
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 208
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.6
ISBN: 0813108349
Dewey Decimal Number: 398.21
EAN: 9780813108346
ASIN: 0813108349
Publication Date: October 25, 1994
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Wonderful Introduction To the Critics P.O.C Of Fairy Tales April 5, 2004
9 out of 18 found this review helpful
Jack Zipes is perhaps the most renowned critic in writing about Fairy Tales. I love his style because he doesn't really show what he really thinks about them butt how the Fairy Ta;es have been shaped through out the centuries.
Some how or another he is able to find excellent resources and drawings for the book. I highly believe it is for any one who is interested in starting to study, the true origins of Fairy Tales.
Excellent. October 27, 2000
30 out of 31 found this review helpful
Zipes' qualifications for writing about this subject are impeccable, and his years of teaching show easily here. Chapters include stuff about traditional fairy tales, sure, but also writeups on Disney animation (hint: he's not real thrilled at some ways Disney has "tidied up" fairy tales). You'll never watch "The Little Mermaid" in quite the same way again.This is more of a philosophical treatment than anything else. There isn't extensive hard history here; they're writeups of lectures, not papers, though sources are cited. Consider these ruminations on fairy tales and their relevance to modern culture -- how they are treated, how they are disseminated, how they've changed in the past couple hundred years. The book isn't very long, but it has a lot of good observations in it. I found it invaluable for its insights; Zipes has found a sincere admirer in me. If you are interested in fairy tales in modern culture, this is definitely somewhere you might enjoy playing.
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