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Record Nr.

UNINA9910816905103321

Autore

Jones Steven Swann <1949, >

Titolo

The fairy tale : the magic mirror of the imagination / / Steven Swann Jones

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2002

ISBN

1-136-75341-9

1-138-15314-1

0-203-82088-6

1-136-75342-7

Edizione

[1st Routledge pbk. ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (177 p.)

Collana

Genres in context

Classificazione

17.86

71.57

Disciplina

398.2

Soggetti

Fairy tales - History and criticism

Literature and folklore

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Originally published: New York : Twayne Publishers ; London : Prentice Hall International, c1995, in series: Studies in literary themes and genres ; no. 5.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

THE FAIRY TALETHE MAGIC MIRROR OF IMAGINATION; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Chronology; Chapter 1 The Folklore Origin and the Definition of the Fairy Tale; Chapter 2 The Thematic Core of Fairy Tales; Chapter 3 The Literary History of the Fairy Tale; Chapter 4 Fairy Tales with Male Protagonists; Chapter 5 Fairy Tales with Female Protagonists; Chapter 6 The Fairy Tale Influence in The Wizard of Oz, The Cat in the Hat, and Where the Wild Things Are; Notes and References; Bibliographic Essay; Recommended Reading; Index

Sommario/riassunto

One of the best known and enduring genres, the fairy fales origins extend back to the preliterate oral societies of the ancient world.  This books surveys its history and traces its evolution into the form we recognized today. Jones Builds on the work of folklorist and critics to provide the student with a stunning, lucid overview of the genre and a solid understanding of its structure.