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Book SynopsisA lively account of the historical origins, evolution, dissemination and influence of some of the simplest and most universal stories ever created. Essays by leading scholars from a range of academic disciplines explore the diverse interpretations these tales have attracted over the centuries and the reasons for their ongoing power.
Table of ContentsIntroduction Maria Tatar; 1. Fairy tales, copyright, and the public domain Valdimar Hafstein; 2. Female tricksters as double agents Maria Tatar; 3. While beauty sleeps Shuli Barzilai; 4. Fairy-tale adaptations and economies of desire Cristina Bacchilega; 5. Fairy-tale symbolism Francisco Vaz da Silva; 6. Trickster heroes in 'The Boy Who Steals the Ogre's Treasure' Nancy Canepa; 7. Exploring empathy and ethics in 'Tales about Three Brothers' Maria Nikolajeva; 8. The creation of Cinderella from Basile to the Brothers Grimm Armando Maggi; 9. The soul music of 'The Juniper Tree' Stephen Benson; 10. Sex, crime, magic, and mystery in the One Thousand and One Nights Ulrich Marzolph; 11. Media-hyping of fairy tales Jack Zipes; 12. Transformations of E. T. A. Hoffmann's Tales from Hawthorne to Oz Holly Blackford.
