Author : Maria Tatar
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 28,15 MB
Release : 2015
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 110703101X
An international team of scholars explores the historical origins, cultural dissemination and continuing literary and psychological power of fairy tales.
Author : J. H. Stape
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 46,10 MB
Release : 1996-06-27
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780521484848
Leading scholars provide a comprehensive introduction to the work of Joseph Conrad.
Author : M. O. Grenby
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 325 pages
File Size : 41,5 MB
Release : 2009-12-10
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1139828045
Some of the most innovative and spell-binding literature has been written for young people, but only recently has academic study embraced its range and complexity. This Companion offers a state-of-the-subject survey of English-language children's literature from the seventeenth century to the present. With discussions ranging from eighteenth-century moral tales to modern fantasies by J. K. Rowling and Philip Pullman, the Companion illuminates acknowledged classics and many more neglected works. Its unique structure means that equal consideration can be given to both texts and contexts. Some chapters analyse key themes and major genres, including humour, poetry, school stories, and picture books. Others explore the sociological dimensions of children's literature and the impact of publishing practices. Written by leading scholars from around the world, this Companion will be essential reading for all students and scholars of children's literature, offering original readings and new research that reflects the latest developments in the field.
Author : Jack David Zipes
Publisher :
Page : 601 pages
File Size : 50,25 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780198605096
Essays discuss the history and development of fairy tales in cultures from all over the world and throughout history, including adaptation for film, art, opera, ballet, music, and commercial use.
Author : Jack Zipes
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 183 pages
File Size : 50,40 MB
Release : 2013-08-21
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1135252963
First Published in 1997. Happily Ever After is Jack Zipes's latest work on the fairy tale. Moving from the Renaissance to the present, and between different cultures this book addresses Zipes's ongoing concern with the fairy tale- its impact on children and adults, its role in the socialisation of children- as well as the future of the fairy tale on the big(and little) screen. Here are Straparola's sixteenth-century 'Puss in Boots' and a 1922 film of the story; Hansel and Gretel and child abuse; the Pinocchio of Colladi and of Walt Disney. AN ardent champion of children's literature and children's culture, Zipes writes also about oral tradition and the rise of storytelling throughout the world. But behind each of his essays lies the key question that all fairy tales will raise: what does it tale to bring about happiness? And is happiness only to be found in fairy tales?
Author : Jack Zipes
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 49,29 MB
Release : 2007-05-07
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1135210292
The fairy tale may be one of the most important cultural and social influences on children's lives. But until Fairy Tales and the Art of Subversion, little attention had been paid to the ways in which the writers and collectors of tales used traditional forms and genres in order to shape children's lives – their behavior, values, and relationship to society. As Jack Zipes convincingly shows, fairy tales have always been a powerful discourse, capable of being used to shape or destabilize attitudes and behavior within culture. For this new edition, the author has revised the work throughout and added a new introduction bringing this classic title up to date.
Author : Jack Zipes
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 48,59 MB
Release : 2013-04-06
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0813143918
" Explores the historical rise of the literary fairy tale as genre in the late seventeenth century. In his examinations of key classical fairy tales, Zipes traces their unique metamorphoses in history with stunning discoveries that reveal their ideological relationship to domination and oppression. Tales such as Beauty and the Beast, Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, and Rumplestiltskin have become part of our everyday culture and shapers of our identities. In this lively work, Jack Zipes explores the historical rise of the literary fairy tale as genre in the late seventeenth century and examines the ideological relationship of classic fairy tales to domination and oppression in Western society. The fairy tale received its most "mythic" articulation in America. Consequently, Zipes sees Walt Disney's Snow White as an expression of American male individualism, film and literary interpretations of L. Frank Baum's The Wizard of Oz as critiques of American myths, and Robert Bly's Iron John as a misunderstanding of folklore and traditional fairy tales. This book will change forever the way we look at the fairy tales of our youth.
Author : Heather Glen
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 15,94 MB
Release : 2002-12-05
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780521779715
The extraordinary works of the three sisters Charlotte, Emily and Anne Brontë have entranced and challenged scholars, students, and general readers for the past 150 years. This Companion offers a fascinating introduction to those works, including two of the greatest novels of the nineteenth century - Charlotte's Jane Eyre and Emily's Wuthering Heights. In a series of original essays, contributors explore the roots of the sisters' achievement in early nineteenth-century Haworth, and the childhood 'plays' they developed; they set these writings within the context of a wider history, and show how each sister engages with some of the central issues of her time. The essays also consider the meaning and significance of the Brontës' enduring popular appeal. A detailed chronology and guides to further reading provide further reference material, making this a volume indispensable for scholars and students, and all those interested in the Brontës and their work.
Author : Gail Marshall
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 31,78 MB
Release : 2007-08-02
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0521850630
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Author : Eva-Marie Kröller
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 371 pages
File Size : 34,66 MB
Release : 2017-06-08
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1107159628
A fully revised second edition of this multi-author account of Canadian literature, from Aboriginal writing to Margaret Atwood.
