Spells of Enchantment: the Wondrous Fairy Tales of Western Culture
This collection of folk and fairy tales is specifically designed to be of interest to adults.
This collection of folk and fairy tales is specifically designed to be of interest to adults.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780670830534 (0670830534)
ASIN: 670830534
Publish date: November 14th 1991
Publisher: Viking Books
Pages no: 816
Edition language: English
At 814 pages, this is quite the compendium. Jack Zipes is THE researcher of folk lore and fairy tales (after [a:C.G. Jung|38285|C.G. Jung|http://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1219275406p2/38285.jpg] and [a:Joseph Campbell|20105|Joseph Campbell|http://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1201938763p2/20105.jpg], of cou...
A wonderful book that traces the development of the literary fairy tale. Zipes includes famous authors, such as Wilde and the Grimms, but he also includes less well known stories. The stories range in style, some are funny, some are dark. Most, however, are just plain good. I first read this whe...
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