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Maria Tatar is the John L. Loeb Professor of Germanic Languages and Literatures. She chairs the Program in Folklore and Mythology at Harvard University, where she teaches courses in German Studies, Folklore, and Children’s Literature.
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The Classic Fairy Tales: Texts, Criticism (Norton Critical Editions) by Maria Tatar avg rating 4.25 — 138 ratings — published 1998 |
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The Annotated Classic Fairy Tales by Maria Tatar avg rating 4.47 — 85 ratings — published 2002 2 editions |
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The Hard Facts of the Grimms' Fairy Tales by Maria Tatar avg rating 4.02 — 45 ratings — published 1987 3 editions |
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Enchanted Hunters: The Power of Stories in Childhood by Maria Tatar avg rating 3.70 — 44 ratings — published 2009 |
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Off with Their Heads! Fairy Tales and the Culture of Childhood by Maria Tatar avg rating 4.10 — 20 ratings — published 1992 2 editions |
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Lustmord: Sexual Murder in Weimar Germany by Maria Tatar avg rating 4.40 — 10 ratings — published 1995 2 editions |
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Secrets beyond the Door: The Story of Bluebeard and His Wives by Maria Tatar avg rating 4.20 — 10 ratings — published 2004 2 editions |
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Los Cuentos de Hadas Clasicos by Maria Tatar avg rating 4.00 — 1 rating — published 2004 |
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Spellbound: Studies on Mesmerism and Literature by Maria Tatar avg rating 4.00 — 1 rating — published 1978 |
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Contos de Fadas by Maria Tatar avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 2003 |
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"More effectively than any of the other tales, 'The Emperor's New Clothes' established Andersen's reputation as a man who created stories for children — not just in the sense of target audience, but also as beneficiaries of something extraordinary. The lesson embedded in it is so transparent that its title circulates in the form of proverbial wisdom about social hypocrisy. But more importantly, 'The Emperor's New Clothes' romanticizes children by investing them with the courage to challenge authority and to speak truth to power."
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— Maria Tatar
"Andersen himself believed that many of his finest stories were written after travels to Rome, Naples, Constantinople, and Athens in 1841. He returned to Copenhagen reinvigorated by the encounter with the 'Orient' and began inventing his own tales rather than relying on the folklore of his culture. Andersen believed that he had finally found his true voice, and 'The Snow Queen,' even if it does not mark a clean break with the earlier fairy tales, offers evidence of a more reflective style committed to forging new mythologies rather than producing lighthearted entertainments."
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— Maria Tatar
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