In which Bottigheimer argues that fairy tales are literary creations rather than originating from the oral tradition of the Ye Olde Folke of Yore which tends to be rather romanticised today. It's intriguing, if a little informal in tone and occasionally mildly unconvincing. There are a number of spe...
I would say that despite the claim on the back of the book, this isn't so much an overturning of fairy tale history. It is a book based agrument. Bottigheimer points out several misconceptions that people have about literary rates, in particular in Germany. The points about tracing the Grimms bac...
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