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The Hard Facts of the Grimms "Fairy Tales" (Paperback)

by Maria M. Tatar (Author)
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Product details

  • Paperback: 302 pages
  • Publisher: Princeton University Press; Reprinted Ed edition (Dec 1987)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0691014876
  • ISBN-13: 978-0691014876
  • Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 15.5 x 1.9 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 528,223 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)
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  • Other Editions: Hardcover  |  Paperback (2Rev Ed) |  All Editions

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Murder, mutilation, cannibalism, infanticide, and incest: the darker side of classic fairy tales figures as the subject matter for this intriguing study of Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm's Nursery and Household Tales. This updated and expanded second edition includes a new preface and an appendix containing new translations of six tales, along with commentary by Maria Tatar. Throughout the book, Tatar skillfully employs the tools not only of a psychoanalyst but also of a folklorist, literary critic, and historian to examine the harsher aspects of these stories. She presents new interpretations of the powerful stories in this worldwide best-selling book. Few studies have been written in English on these tales, and none has probed their allegedly happy endings so thoroughly.

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Synopsis
Discusses how the Grimms censored fairly tales, examines the violence and cruelty found in the stories, and suggests an approach to interpreting them.

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