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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457427503321

Autore

Zipes Jack <1937->

Titolo

Fairy Tales and the Art of Subversion [[electronic resource] ] : The Classical Genre for Children and the Process of Civilization

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, : Routledge, 2006

ISBN

1-281-12717-5

9786611127176

0-203-95982-5

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (268 p.)

Disciplina

398.209

Soggetti

Books and reading

Children

Fairy tales

History and criticism

Moral development

Socialization

Fairy tales - History and criticism

Children - Books and reading

Literature - General

Languages & Literatures

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Front cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface to the Second Edition; Chapter 1. Fairy-Tale Discourse: Toward a Social History of the Genre; Chapter 2. The Origins of the Fairy Tale in Italy: Straparola and Basile; Chapter 3. Setting Standards for Civilization through Fairy Tales: Charles Perrault and the Subversive Role of Women Writers; Chapter 4. Who's Afraid of the Brothers Grimm? Socialization and Politicization through Fairy Tales; Chapter 5. Hans Christian Andersen and the Discourse of the Dominated

Chapter 6. Inverting and Subverting the World with Hope: The Fairy Tales of George MacDonald, Oscar Wilde, and L. Frank BaumChapter 7.



The Battle over Fairy-Tale Discourse: Family, Friction, and Socialization in the Weimar Republic and Nazi Germany; Chapter 8. The Liberating Potential of the Fantastic in Contemporary Fairy Tales for Children; Chapter 9. Walt Disney's Civilizing Mission: From Revolution to Restoration; Notes; Bibliography; Index; Back cover

Sommario/riassunto

The fairy tale may be one of the most important cultural and social influences on children's lives. This work shows that fairy tales have always been a powerful discourse, capable of being used to shape or destabilize attitudes and behavior within culture.