The Hard Facts of the Grimms' Fairy Tales
| Author | : Maria Tatar |
| Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
| Total Pages | : 370 |
| Release | : 2019-01-22 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780691182995 |
| ISBN-13 | : 069118299X |
| Rating | : 4/5 (95 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: I. Children's literature? -- 1. Sex and violence : the hard core of fairy tales -- 2. Fact and fantasy : the art of reading fairy tales -- 3. Victims and seekers : the family romance of fairy tales -- II. Heroes -- 4. Born yesterday : The spear side -- 5. Spinning tales : the distaff side -- III. Villains -- 6. From nags to witches : stepmothers and other ogres -- 7. Taming the beast : Bluebeard and other monsters -- Epilogue : getting even -- Appendixes -- A. Six fairy tales from the Nursery and household tales, with commentary -- B. Selected tales from the first edition of the Nursery and household tales -- C. Prefaces to the first and second editions of the Nursery and household tales -- D. English titles, tale numbers, and German titles of stories cited -- E. Bibliographical note.
