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Jack Zipes Holds That The Grimms Collected Their Tales From The Oral Traditions Of Peasants. This Is Simply Not So. Rather, The Grimms Took Most Of Their Tales From Literary Sources, Rewriting Them Again And Again. These Tales Are Based On A Great Literary Tradition, Which This Volume Documents. The Fairy Tales - 116 In All - Are Grouped Thematically And Are Accompanied By Detailed Introductions And Annotations. Brief Biographies Of The Storytellers And A Selected Bibliography Are Also Included.--jacket. The Texts Of The Great Fairy Tale Tradition. Clever Thieves -- Swindled Swindlers -- Incestuous Fathers -- Beastly Born Heroes -- The Wishes Of Fools -- Dangerous Sirens -- Disguised Heroes -- Envious Sisters -- Wild Men -- Competitive Brothers -- Triumphant Apprentices -- Brotherly Love -- Shrewd Cats -- Virtuous Queens -- Magic Helpers -- Foolish Peasants -- The Revenge And Reward Of Neglected Daughters -- The Power Of Love -- Terrible Curses And Lucky Princes -- The Father's Betrayal -- The Art Of Good Conduct -- Rewards And Punishments For Good And Bad Girls -- Magical Transformations -- The Fate Of Spinning -- Good At Heart And Ugly As Sin -- Faithful Sisters -- Faithful Serva

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Author

Zipes, Jack David

Publisher

W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated

Published

2001

Language

EN

ISBN

9780393976366

Category

reference

Subjects

Folklore, Literary Fiction, Fiction

Rating

4.22 / 5 (337 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13