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Breaking the Magic Spell: Radical Theories of Folk and Fairy Tales

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This revised, expanded, and updated edition of the 1979 landmark Breaking the Magic Spell examines the enduring power of fairy tales and the ways they invade our subjective world. In seven provocative essays, Zipes discusses the importance of investigating oral folk tales in their socio-political context and traces their evolution into literary fairy tales, a metamorphosis that often diminished the ideology of the original narrative. Zipes also looks at how folk tales influence our popular belie

Language: English

Pages: 304

Format: Paperback

Publisher: University Press of Kentucky

Release: July 05, 2002

ISBN: 0813190304

ISBN 13: 9780813190303

Breaking the Magic Spell: Radical Theories of Folk and Fairy Tales

3.8/5 ( ratings)

This revised, expanded, and updated edition of the 1979 landmark Breaking the Magic Spell examines the enduring power of fairy tales and the ways they invade our subjective world. In seven provocative essays, Zipes discusses the importance of investigating oral folk tales in their socio-political context and traces their evolution into literary fairy tales, a metamorphosis that often diminished the ideology of the original narrative. Zipes also looks at how folk tales influence our popular belie

Language: English

Pages: 304

Format: Paperback

Publisher: University Press of Kentucky

Release: July 05, 2002

ISBN: 0813190304

ISBN 13: 9780813190303

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