
The Great Fairy Tale Tradition: From Straparola and Basile to the Brothers Grimm - Norton Critical Editions (Paperback)
Jack Zipes (editor)
£16.99
Paperback
1008 Pages /
Published: 24/01/2001
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The tales-116 in all-are thematically grouped. Each grouping is introduced and annotated by Jack Zipes, the genre's reigning expert. Twenty illustrations accompany the texts.
"Criticism" includes seven important assessments of different aspects of the fairy tale tradition, written by W. G. Waters, Benedetto Croce, Lewis Seifert, Patricia Hannon, Harry Velten, Siegfried Neumann, and Jack Zipes.
Brief biographies of the storytellers and a Selected Bibliography are included.
"Criticism" includes seven important assessments of different aspects of the fairy tale tradition, written by W. G. Waters, Benedetto Croce, Lewis Seifert, Patricia Hannon, Harry Velten, Siegfried Neumann, and Jack Zipes.
Brief biographies of the storytellers and a Selected Bibliography are included.
Publisher: WW Norton & Co
ISBN: 9780393976366
Number of pages: 1008
Weight: 745 g
Dimensions: 236 x 145 x 28 mm
Edition: Critical edition
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