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“The Hard Facts of the Grimms’ Fairy Tales—related in language that is sharp, lively, and free of jargon—is delightful evidence that Grimm scholarship can give pleasure to the general reader.”—Janet Adam Smith, New York Review of Books
“Tatar takes detours into literary history here and into comparative anthropology there. What results is at once intelligently eclectic and refreshingly commonsensical, a thoughtful ramble through the dark childhood woods that haunt our adult dreams.”—Carl Maves, San Francisco Chronicle
“A clear, imaginative and fascinating illumination of the stories we thought we knew.”—Los Angeles Times Book Review
“For scholars, students, and general readers, Tatar’s book is a balanced, sensitive, and informative guide to the content and context of Grimms’ fairy tales.”—Merle Rubin, Christian Science Monitor

The Hard Facts of the Grimms Fairy Tales

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    A Paperback / softback by Maria Tatar, Maria Tatar

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      Publisher: Princeton University Press
      Publication Date: 22/01/2019
      ISBN13: 9780691182995, 978-0691182995
      ISBN10: 069118299X
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      ELT & Literary Studies Literary studies: fiction Literary theory

      Description

      Book Synopsis


      Trade Review
      “The Hard Facts of the Grimms’ Fairy Tales—related in language that is sharp, lively, and free of jargon—is delightful evidence that Grimm scholarship can give pleasure to the general reader.”—Janet Adam Smith, New York Review of Books
      “Tatar takes detours into literary history here and into comparative anthropology there. What results is at once intelligently eclectic and refreshingly commonsensical, a thoughtful ramble through the dark childhood woods that haunt our adult dreams.”—Carl Maves, San Francisco Chronicle
      “A clear, imaginative and fascinating illumination of the stories we thought we knew.”—Los Angeles Times Book Review
      “For scholars, students, and general readers, Tatar’s book is a balanced, sensitive, and informative guide to the content and context of Grimms’ fairy tales.”—Merle Rubin, Christian Science Monitor

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