The Classic Fairy Tales

Author: Maria Tatar (ed.)

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Price : $42.95 AUD
ISBN : 9780393602975
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated
Imprint : Liveright
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Weight (g) : 0.517095
Publication date : 30 November 0000
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Author : Maria Tatar (ed.)
Series : Norton Critical Editions Ser.
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Edition : 2nd Norton Critical edition
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Fairy tales shape our cultures and enrich our imaginations; their narrative stability and cultural durability are incontestable. This Norton Critical Edition collects seven different tale types, including multicultural versions and literary rescriptings. Along with the introductions and annotations by Maria Tatar are twenty-four critical essays exploring the various aspects of fairy tales, and new interpretations. A revised and updated selected bibliography is included.

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Maria Magdalene Tatar is an American academic whose expertise lies in children's literature, German literature, and folklore. She is the John L. Loeb Professor of Germanic Languages and Literatures, and Chair of the Committee on Degrees in Folklore and Mythology at Harvard University.

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