The Irresistible Fairy Tale: The Cultural and Social History of a Genre - Jack Zipes - Books - Princeton University Press - 9780691153384 - April 8, 2012
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The Irresistible Fairy Tale: The Cultural and Social History of a Genre

Jack Zipes

The Irresistible Fairy Tale: The Cultural and Social History of a Genre

Drawing on cognitive science, evolutionary theory, anthropology, psychology, literary theory, and other fields, this book presents a nuanced argument about how fairy tales originated in ancient oral cultures, how they evolved through the rise of literary culture and print, and how, in our own time, they continue to change through their adaptation.


256 pages, 7 halftones.

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Released April 8, 2012
ISBN13 9780691153384
Publishers Princeton University Press
Pages 256
Dimensions 323 × 165 × 26 mm   ·   566 g
Language English  

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