{"product_id":"smack-bam-or-the-art-of-governing-men-political-fairy-tales-of-douard-laboulaye-9780691181868","title":"Smack-Bam, or the Art of Governing Men: Political Fairy Tales of Édouard Laboulaye","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWry political fairy tales from a nineteenth-century politician that speak to our current times\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e douard Laboulaye (1811-1883), one of nineteenth-century France's most prominent politicians and an instrumental figure in establishing the Statue of Liberty, was also a prolific writer of fairy tales. \u003ci\u003eSmack-Bam, or The Art of Governing Men\u003c\/i\u003e brings together sixteen of Laboulaye's most artful stories in new translations. Filled with biting social commentary and strong notions of social justice, these rediscovered tales continue to impart lessons today. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInspired by folktales from such places as Estonia, Germany, Iceland, and Italy, Laboulaye's deceptively entertaining stories explore the relationships between society and the ruling class. In \"Briam the Fool,\" the hero refuses the queen's hand after he kills the king. In \"Zerbino the Bumpkin,\" the king and prime minister are idiots, while the king's daughter runs away with a woodcutter to an enchanted island. And in the title story, \"Smack-Bam, or The Art of Governing Men,\" a superficial prince is schooled by a middle-class woman who smacks him when he won't engage in his lessons and follows him across Europe until he falls in love with her. In these worlds, shallow aristocrats come to value liberty, women are as assertive and intelligent as men, and protagonists experience compassion as they learn of human suffering. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith an introduction by leading fairy-tale scholar Jack Zipes that places Laboulaye's writing in historical context, \u003ci\u003eSmack-Bam, or The Art of Governing Men\u003c\/i\u003e presents spirited tales from the past that speak to contemporary life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Édouard Laboulaye\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/13\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.50w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691181868\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJack Zipes\u003c\/b\u003e is the editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Sorcerer's Apprentice\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Original Folk and Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm\u003c\/i\u003e (both Princeton), as well as \u003ci\u003eThe Great Fairy Tale Tradition\u003c\/i\u003e (Norton). He is professor emeritus of German and comparative literature at the University of Minnesota.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40265556820083,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_4fa445d2-d0a3-4cde-b8d5-2471336e115e.jpg?v=1657720769","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/smack-bam-or-the-art-of-governing-men-political-fairy-tales-of-douard-laboulaye-9780691181868","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}