{"product_id":"the-cambridge-companion-to-fairy-tales-9781107634879","title":"The Cambridge Companion to Fairy Tales","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction 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.","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769014223191,"sku":"9781107634879","price":23.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-cambridge-companion-to-fairy-tales-9781107634879","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}