Folk and Fairy Tales 2nd edition

by Karasek, Martin Hallett (Editor), Barbara (Editor)

This anthology is designed to provide a solid foundation for courses in Children's Literature, Folklore, and the Literature of Fantasy. The editors offer a broad selection of tales, grouped by theme and era, as well as variants of individual tales that invite cross-cultural and comparative analysis. Each group is preceded by an introduction by the editors. Selections from influenctial works of criticism range from a segment of J.R.R. Tolkien's classic essay "On Fairy Stories" to recent work by Jack Zipes and Maria Tatar; also included is a section on the illustration of fairy tales and a bibliogrpahy.

Genres: Fiction, Fairy Tales

400 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1990

Reviews

[mike f.]

cool. werk. slay. i love class

[Gary]

The fairy tales bring back our concepts of what they used to be before disney or media modified them. This book is an outstanding read.

[Dillon]

A useful introduction to the literary analysis of fairy tales with an enjoyable smattering of tales to keep one interested.