Fairy tales and the art of subversion

Zipes, Jack, 1937-

Fairy tales and the art of subversion the classical genre for children and the process of civilization / [electronic resource] : Jack Zipes, with a new introduction by the author. - 2nd ed. - Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2012. - xv, 265 p. - Routledge classics . - Routledge classics. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [229]-242) and index.

1. Fairy-tale discourse : toward a social history of the genre -- 2. The origins of the fairy tale in Italy : Straparola and Basile -- 3. Setting standards for civilization through fairy tales : Charles Perrault and the subversive role of women writers -- 4. Who's afraid of the brothers Grimm? : socialization and politicization through fairy tales -- 5. Hans Christian Andersen and the discourse of the dominated -- 6. Inverting and subverting the world with hope : the fairy tales of George MacDonald, Oscar Wilde, and L. Frank Baum -- 7. The battle over fairy-tale discourse : family, friction, and socialization in the Weimar Republic and Nazi Germany -- 8. The liberating potential of the fantastic in contemporary fairy tales for children -- 9. Walt Disney's civilizing mission : from revolution to restoration.




Mode of access: World Wide Web.

9780203805251 (e-book : PDF)


Fairy tales--History and criticism.
Children--Books and reading.
Socialization.
Moral development.


Electronic books.

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