The Great Fairy Tale Tradition From Straparola and Basile to the Brs Grimm (First Edition) (Norton Critical Editions) by JackZipes Paperback, 1,008 Pages, Published 2000 by W. W. Norton & Company ISBN-13: 978-0-393-97636-6, ISBN: 0-393-97636-X
"在线阅读本书 Based on new scholarship and designed specifically for course use, The Great Fairy Tale Tradition: From Straparola and Basile to the Brothers Grimm is the indispensable companion for courses focused on the Brothers Grimm and fairy tales in general. As the genre's leading expert, Jack Zipes disproves conventional wisdom regarding the origins of the Grimm fairy tales, which holds that the Grimms collected their tales from the oral ..."
"The Complete Fairy Tales of the Brothers GrimmPerhaps no other stories possess as much power to enchant, delight, and surprise as those penned by the immortal Brothers Grimm. Now, in the new, expanded third edition, renowned scholar and folklorist Jack Zipes has translated all 250 tales collected and published by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, plus twenty-nine rare tales omitted from the original German edition, as well as narratives uncovere ..."
"Enchanting, brimming with the wonder and magic of once upon a time, the fairly tales of the Brothers Grimm are the special stories of childhood that stay with us throughout our lives. But most Americans know them only secondhand, in adaptations that greatly reduce the tales' power to touch our emotions and intrigue our imaginations. Now, in the most comprehensive translation to date, here are the classic fairy tales as the Broth ..."
"Political "fairy tales" by progressive Weimar activistsDeliberately transforming traditional German fairy tales and fables into utopian narratives and social commentary, political activists wrote the stories in this collection for progressive youth groups during the years of the German Weimar Republic, 1919 to 1933. Noted folklore scholar Jack Zipes has edited and translated these thirty-two tales by sixteen Weimar authors, who include ..."
Outfoxing Fear(Reprint) Folktales from Around the World by Kathleen Ragan, JackZipes, Jack David Zipes Paperback, 288 Pages, Published 2006 by W. W. Norton & Company ISBN-13: 978-0-393-32932-2, ISBN: 0-393-32932-1
"“Kathleen Ragan is a contemporary Scheherazade.”―Jack Zipes Humans of all eras and cultures have lived with fear―whether fear of becoming jaguar prey, of being besieged by Vikings, or of nuclear holocaust. For millennia we have created folktales to help us transform this fear into action, into a solution, into hope. Kathleen Ragan, editor of the anthology Fearless Girls, Wise Women, and Beloved Sisters, scoured the globe and collected t ..."
"J.M. Barrie's timeless tale of the 'boy who would not grow up' Peter Pan is edited with an introduction by Jack Zipes in Penguin Classics. When Peter Pan and his fairy companion Tinker Bell fly in through the window of Wendy's nursery one night, it is the beginning of an adventure that whisks Wendy and her brothers Michael and John off to Neverland. There they will find mermaids, fairies, pirates led by the sinister Captain Hook, and ..."
""Spells of Enchantment" brings together the best literary fairy tales ever written, arranged to provide a sense of the history and evolution of this ancient genre. Focusing on the work of the most gifted writers of the great Western literary movements from classical times to the present, Jack Zipes's collection shows how some of literature's most creative minds have tried their hand at mixing the magic ingredients of the fairy tale - an ..."
"The original vision of Grimms' tales in English for the first timeWhen Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm published their Children's and Household Tales in 1812, followed by a second volume in 1815, they had no idea that such stories as "Rapunzel," "Hansel and Gretel," and "Cinderella" would become the most celebrated in the world. Yet few people today are familiar with the majority of tales from the two early volumes, since in the next four decad ..."
"At the end of the 18th century and the beginning of the 19th, attitudes toward history and national identity fostered a 'romantic' rediscovery of folk and fairy tales. This is the period of the Golden Age of folk and fairy tales, when European folklorists sought to understand and redefine the present through the common tales of the past, and long neglected stories became recognized as cultural treasures.In this rich collection, distingu ..."
"A collection of modern fairy tales presents familiar stories rewritten by American and British writers and offers alternatives to traditional plots, such as Red Riding Hood giving the wolf the slip by taking a train to grandmother's house"
Aesop's Fables(Reprint) (Signet Classics) by JackZipes, Jack David Zipes Paperback, 288 Pages, Published 1992 by Signet Classics ISBN-13: 978-0-451-52565-9, ISBN: 0-451-52565-5
"An adaptation of Aesop's fables features the artwork of a nineteenth-century French illustrator and includes ""The Fox and the Grapes,"" ""The Ants and the Grasshopper,"" ""The Country Mouse and the City Mouse,"" and two hundred others. Reprint."
" Kindness is seldom wasted.” from The Lion and the Mouse” It is both amazing and wonderful that so much of the richness of our language and our moral education still owes a huge debt to a Greek slave who was executed more than two thousand years ago. Yet sour grapes,” crying wolf,’” actions speak louder than words,” honesty is the best policy,” and literally hundreds of other metaphors, axioms, and ideas that are n ..."
"This anthology of feminist fairy tales and critical essays acts as an example of how the literature of fantasy and imagination can be harnessed to create a new view of the world. It demonstrates how recent writers have changed the aesthetic constructs and social content of fairy tales to reflect cultural change since the 1960s in area of gender roles, socialization and education. It includes selected works from such writers as Angela Ca ..."
Keedle, the Great And All You've Ever Wanted to Know about Fascism (Hardback or Cased Book) by William Conselman Jr., Deirdre Conselman, JackZipes Hardcover, 40 Pages, Published 2020 by Little Mole & Honey Bear ISBN-13: 978-1-73322-323-2, ISBN: 1-73322-323-1
"To them, Keedle represented more than just Hitler. Indeed, Keedle represented all the dictators in the world then and now. This book is an exceptional reminder that we have always ridiculed authoritarian regimes."
"A collection of radical political fairy tales―some in English for the first time―from one of the great female practitioners of the genreHermynia Zur Mühlen (1883–1951), one of the twentieth century’s great political writers, was not seemingly destined for a revolutionary, unconventional literary career. Born in Vienna to an aristocratic Catholic family, Zur Mühlen married an Estonian count. But she rebelled, leaving her upper-class life ..."
"Enjoy the timeless tales of Aladdin, Sinbad, Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, and many more in this first volume of The Arabian Nights. Upon learning of his queen’s infidelity, proud King Shahryar has her killed. As revenge on womankind, he decides to wed a different virgin every night, only to have her beheaded at dawn. Such is Shahryar’s practice for three terrible years—until he weds Scheherazade, the maiden who will change his life.. ..."
"This text presents the many faces of "Little Red Riding Hood". In tracing the evolution of the story, the author takes on those questions which other authors have shied away from: violation, rape, male fantasies and manipulation. This book collects 35 of the best versions of the story, from the first tellings as a folktale, to its written renderings by authors such as the Brothers Grimm, Walter De La Mare, James Thurber, Alphonse Daudet ..."
""Alas for those girls who've refused the truth: The sweetest tongue has the sharpest tooth". Arranged marriages, trials to win the princess, children lost in the woods, the transformation of humans into beasts, charms and curses, evil stepsisters, tests of love and courage - these are the motifs that touch readers so profoundly as they read these wonderful stories. Along with perennial favorites such as "Little Red Riding Hood", "Sleepi ..."
"Adapted from Sir Richard F. Burton's classic translation, this collection of lush Arab fairy tales entertain universal themes while illuminating the foreign world of the Medieval Middle East, featuring ''The Porter and the Three Ladies,'' ''The Caliph's NighTitle: Arabian NightsAuthor: Zipes, Jack David (ADP)/ Burton, Richard F., Sir (TRN)/ Barth, John (INT)Publisher: New Amer Library ClassicsPublication Date: 2010/02/01Number of Pages: ..."
"Enchanting, brimming with the wonder and magic of once upon a time, the fairly tales of the Brothers Grimm are the special stories of childhood that stay with us throughout our lives. But most Americans know them only secondhand, in adaptations that greatly reduce the tales' power to touch our emotions and intrigue our imaginations. Now, in the most comprehensive translation to date, here are the classic fairy tales as the Broth ..."