The great fairy tale tradition : from Straparola and Basile to the Brothers Grimm : texts, criticism

Author(s)

• Zipes, Jack David

Bibliographic Information

The great fairy tale tradition : from Straparola and Basile to the Brothers Grimm : texts, criticism

selected, translated and edited by Jack Zipes

（Norton critical editions）

W.W. Norton, c2001

• : pbk

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 981-991)

Description and Table of Contents

Description

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.

by "Nielsen BookData"

• NCID: BA49937305
• ISBN:
  • 9780393976366
• LCCN: 00041897
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: New York
• Pages/Volumes: xiv, 991 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : PN6071.F15
  • DC21 : 398.2
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Fairy tales
  • LCSH : Fairy tales -- History and criticism
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA00246310