Research Catalog

Title

The Cambridge companion to fairy tales / edited by Maria Tatar.

Publication

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2015.

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Details

Additional Authors

Tatar, Maria, 1945-

Description

xiii, 272 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.

Summary

Fairy tales have never known geographical, disciplinary or cultural borders. In many ways, they provide a model for thinking about storytelling on a transnational level long before comparative literature began transforming itself into world literature. As the simple expression of complex thought, fairy tales have increasingly become the focus of intense scholarly inquiry. In this Companion, international scholars from a range of academic disciplines explore the historical origins, cultural dissemination and psychological power of fairy stories, and offer model interpretations of tales from a variety of traditions and sources, including Charles Perrault, the Brothers Grimm and the One Thousand and One Nights. Rather than disenchanting the stories, the essays in this volume broaden our understanding of them and deepen our appreciation of the cultural work they do. A chronology and guide to further reading contribute to the usefulness of the volume for students and scholars.

Series Statement

Cambridge Companions to topics

Uniform Title

Cambridge companions to topics.

Subject

• Fairy tales
• Fairy tales > History and criticism
• Märchen

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Call Number

JFE 15-1695

ISBN

• 9781107031012
• 110703101X

OCLC

892307971

Title

The Cambridge companion to fairy tales / edited by Maria Tatar.

Publisher

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2015.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

Cambridge Companions to topics

Cambridge companions to topics.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Added Author

Tatar, Maria, 1945- editor.

Research Call Number

JFE 15-1695