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

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.

Author: Jack Zipes
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 08/01/2006
Pages: 352
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.04lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.04w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9780415977814

About the Author

Jack Zipes is Professor of German at the University of Minnesota. An acclaimed translator and scholar of children's literature and culture, his many books includeHans Christian Andersen: The Misunderstood Storyteller and Speaking Out: Storytelling and Creative Drama forChildren, both published by Routledge.