9780415977814-0415977819-Why Fairy Tales Stick: The Evolution and Relevance of a Genre

Why Fairy Tales Stick: The Evolution and Relevance of a Genre

ISBN-13: 9780415977814
ISBN-10: 0415977819
Edition: 1
Author: Jack Zipes
Publication date: 2006
Publisher: Routledge
Format: Paperback 352 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780415977814
ISBN-10: 0415977819
Edition: 1
Author: Jack Zipes
Publication date: 2006
Publisher: Routledge
Format: Paperback 352 pages

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Why Fairy Tales Stick: The Evolution and Relevance of a Genre (ISBN-13: 9780415977814 and ISBN-10: 0415977819), written by authors Jack Zipes, was published by Routledge in 2006. With an overall rating of 3.9 stars, it's a notable title among other books. You can easily purchase or rent Why Fairy Tales Stick: The Evolution and Relevance of a Genre (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $4.05.

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In his latest book, fairy tales expert Jack Zipes explores the question of why some fairy tales "work" and others don't, why the fairy tale is uniquely capable of getting under the skin of culture and staying there. Why, in other words, fairy tales "stick." Long an advocate of the fairy tale as a serious genre with wide social and cultural ramifications, Jack Zipes here makes his strongest case for the idea of the fairy tale not just as a collection of stories for children but a profoundly important genre.

Why Fairy Tales Stick contains two chapters on the history and theory of the genre, followed by case studies of famous tales (including Cinderella, Snow White, and Bluebeard), followed by a summary chapter on the problematic nature of traditional storytelling in the twenty-first century.

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