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Format: XVII, 235 S. : , Ill.

ISBN: 978-0-691-15338-4 , 978-0-691-15955-3

Note: Includes bibliographical references and index

Additional Edition: Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe ISBN 978-1-4008-4182-0

Language: English

Subjects: Comparative Studies. Non-European Languages/Literatures , Ethnology

Keywords: Märchen

URL: Klappentext

URL: Inhaltsverzeichnis

Author information: Zipes, Jack 1937-

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Format: 1 online resource (256 p.) : , 7 halftones.

Edition: Course Book

ISBN: 9781400841820

Content: If there is one genre that has captured the imagination of people in all walks of life throughout the world, it is the fairy tale. Yet we still have great difficulty understanding how it originated, evolved, and spread--or why so many people cannot resist its appeal, no matter how it changes or what form it takes. In this book, renowned fairy-tale expert Jack Zipes presents a provocative new theory about why fairy tales were created and retold--and why they became such an indelible and infinitely adaptable part of cultures around the world. Drawing on cognitive science, evolutionary theory, anthropology, psychology, literary theory, and other fields, Zipes 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 in an ever-growing variety of media. In making his case, Zipes considers a wide range of fascinating examples, including fairy tales told, collected, and written by women in the nineteenth century; Catherine Breillat's film adaptation of Perrault's "Bluebeard"; and contemporary fairy-tale drawings, paintings, sculptures, and photographs that critique canonical print versions. While we may never be able to fully explain fairy tales, The Irresistible Fairy Tale provides a powerful theory of how and why they evolved--and why we still use them to make meaning of our lives.

Note: Frontmatter -- , Contents -- , Illustrations -- , Preface -- , Acknowledgments -- , 1. The Cultural Evolution of Storytelling and Fairy Tales: Human Communication and Memetics -- , 2. The Meaning of Fairy Tale within the Evolution of Culture -- , 3. Remaking “Bluebeard,” or Good- bye to Perrault -- , 4. Witch as Fairy/Fairy as Witch: Unfathomable Baba Yagas -- , 5. The Tales of Innocent Persecuted Heroines and Their Neglected Female Storytellers and Collectors -- , 6. Giuseppe Pitrè and the Great Collectors of Folk Tales in the Nineteenth Century -- , 7. Fairy- Tale Collisions, or the Explosion of a Genre -- , Appendix A. Sensationalist Scholarship: A “New” History of Fairy Tales -- , Appendix B. Reductionist Scholarship: A “New” Definition of the Fairy Tale -- , Notes -- , Bibliography -- , Index , In English.

Language: English

DOI: 10.1515/9781400841820

URL: https://doi.org/10.1515/9781400841820

URL: https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781400841820

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Format: 1 Online-Ressource (XVII, 235 S.) : , Ill.

ISBN: 978-1-4008-4182-0

Additional Edition: Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe, Hardcover ISBN 978-0-691-15338-4

Language: English

Subjects: Comparative Studies. Non-European Languages/Literatures , Ethnology

Keywords: Märchen

URL: Volltext

URL: Volltext

Author information: Zipes, Jack 1937-

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Format: 1 online resource (256 p.)

Edition: Course Book

ISBN: 1-280-49414-X , 9786613589378 , 1-4008-4182-8

Content: If there is one genre that has captured the imagination of people in all walks of life throughout the world, it is the fairy tale. Yet we still have great difficulty understanding how it originated, evolved, and spread--or why so many people cannot resist its appeal, no matter how it changes or what form it takes. In this book, renowned fairy-tale expert Jack Zipes presents a provocative new theory about why fairy tales were created and retold--and why they became such an indelible and infinitely adaptable part of cultures around the world. Drawing on cognitive science, evolutionary theory, anthropology, psychology, literary theory, and other fields, Zipes 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 in an ever-growing variety of media. In making his case, Zipes considers a wide range of fascinating examples, including fairy tales told, collected, and written by women in the nineteenth century; Catherine Breillat's film adaptation of Perrault's "Bluebeard"; and contemporary fairy-tale drawings, paintings, sculptures, and photographs that critique canonical print versions. While we may never be able to fully explain fairy tales, The Irresistible Fairy Tale provides a powerful theory of how and why they evolved--and why we still use them to make meaning of our lives.

Note: Frontmatter -- , Contents -- , Illustrations -- , Preface -- , Acknowledgments -- , 1. The Cultural Evolution of Storytelling and Fairy Tales: Human Communication and Memetics -- , 2. The Meaning of Fairy Tale within the Evolution of Culture -- , 3. Remaking "Bluebeard," or Good- bye to Perrault -- , 4. Witch as Fairy/Fairy as Witch: Unfathomable Baba Yagas -- , 5. The Tales of Innocent Persecuted Heroines and Their Neglected Female Storytellers and Collectors -- , 6. Giuseppe Pitrè and the Great Collectors of Folk Tales in the Nineteenth Century -- , 7. Fairy- Tale Collisions, or the Explosion of a Genre -- , Appendix A. Sensationalist Scholarship: A "New" History of Fairy Tales -- , Appendix B. Reductionist Scholarship: A "New" Definition of the Fairy Tale -- , Notes -- , Bibliography -- , Index , Issued also in print. , English

Additional Edition: ISBN 0-691-15955-6

Additional Edition: ISBN 0-691-15338-8

Language: English

Subjects: Comparative Studies. Non-European Languages/Literatures

DOI: 10.1515/9781400841820