History and criticismFairy tales

The classic fairy tales

Name: The classic fairy tales
Author: Maria Tatar

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Examines the genre, cultural implications, and critical history of six classic fairy tales and presents twelve essays on the social origins and issues of gender and national identity present in many of these children's stories. Also explores tales by Hans Christian Andersen, the Brothers Grimm, Oscar Wilde, Charles Perrault, Joseph Jacobs, Margaret Atwood, James Thurber, Roald Dahl, et al.

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Fairy tales
Fairy tales, history and criticism
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Publisher: Norton
Published: 1999
Edition: 1st ed.
Pages: 394
Language: English
Contributor: Tatar, Maria, 1945-
Series: A Norton critical edition
ISBN-10: 0393972771

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