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1	Mother Earth and Her Children: A Quilted Fairy Tale more books like this by Sibylle Von Olfers, Sieglinde Schoen-Smith (Illustrator), Professor Jack Zipes (Translator) The incredibly intricate and vivid illustrations in this book are details of a modern quilt inspired by Sibylle von Olfers' classic storybook "Mother Earth and Her Children. "This vibrant new translation, in turn inspired by the quilt, explores the changing of the seasons and delicately touches upon the circle of life. When Mother Earth calls her ... see all copies from $12.52! new only from $12.52! \| SVS
2	Breaking the Magic Spell: Radical Theories of Folk and Fairy Tales more books like this by Professor Jack Zipes Breaking the Magic Spell, first published in 1979, is a landmark in the field, and this revised, expanded, and updated edition will be invaluable to scholars and students. Folk and fairy tales pervade the everyday world to such a degree that we are sometimes unaware of their enormous influence on our behavior. In the seven essays in Breaking the ... see all copies from $4.48! new only from $25.44! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Norton Anthology of Children's Literature: The Traditions in English more books like this by Professor Jack Zipes (Editor), Lissa Paul (Editor), Professor Lynne Vallone (Editor) This new Norton Anthology traces the remarkable innovation and enduring pleasures of children's literature. It includes 170 authors and illustrators of alphabets and animal fables, fairy tales and fantasy, picture books and nursery verse, among many other genres. see all copies from $37.50! new only from $41.50! \| SVS
4	The Complete Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm All-New Third Edition more books like this by Johnny Gruelle (Illustrator), Professor Jack Zipes (Translator) The brothers Grimm--Wilhelm and Jacob--devoted their lives to collecting these German legends, originally published in 1812 as CHILDREN'S AND HOUSEHOLD TALES. They include such classics as "Cinderella," "Little Red Riding Hood," "The Sleeping Beauty," "Snow White," and "Rumpelstiltskin." see all copies from $8.73! new only from $11.57! \| SVS
5	Fairy Tales and the Art of Subversion: The Classical Genre for Children and the Process of Civilization more books like this by Professor Jack Zipes The fairy tale may be one of the most important cultural and social influences on children's lives. But until "Fairy Tales and the Art of Subversion" little attention had been paid to the ways in which the writers and collectors of tales used traditional forms and genres in order to shape children's lives -- their behavior, values, and ... see all copies from $4.98! new only from $8.30! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Sticks and Stones: The Troublesome Success of Children's Literature from Slovenly Peter to Harry Potter more books like this by Professor Jack Zipes Noted translator and scholar of the Brothers Grimm, author Zipes turns the prevailing assumptions about children's literature into grist for a sure-to-be-controversial thesis. Zipes contend that most books for children, from 19th-century moral tales to Harry Potter, inhibit, rather than cultivate, a child's creativity and intelligence. see all copies from $7.14! new only from $24.17! \| first editions
7	The Fairy Tales of Hermann Hesse more books like this by Hermann Hesse, Professor Jack Zipes (Translator) A collection a fairy tales, many containing a strong satirical edge, written for adults by the celebrated author of "Siddhartha" and "Steppenwolf". see all copies from $3.63! new only from $6.99! \| SVS
8	The Great Fairy Tale Tradition: From Straparola and Basile to the Brothers Grimm more books like this by Professor Jack Zipes (Editor) With over 100 fairy tales from around the world--many appearing in an English translation for the first time--this anthology features familiar tales like those from the Brothers Grimm, alongside many little-known stories. Features, in addition, author biographies and critical essays see all copies from $7.54! new only from $19.18! \| SVS
9	The Oxford Companion to Fairy Tales more books like this by Professor Jack Zipes (Editor) Strikingly illustrated with 70 pictures, from early engravings to 20th-century film stills, this authoritative reference is an essential companion for everyone who loves fairy tales and storytelling. see all copies from $33.89! new only from $180.99! \| first editions
10	Outfoxing Fear: Folktales from Around the World more books like this by Kathleen Ragan (Editor), Professor Jack Zipes (Introduction by) Inspired by the residual fear and need for stories of resilience following 9/11, the editor scoured the globe and collected 64 tales that respond to fear in its wide variety of incarnations, arranging them thematically around topics such as the nature of fear and courage, the importance of laughter, and the need for hope. see all copies from $2.32! new only from $4.17! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Peter Pan: Peter and Wendy and Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens more books like this by James Matthew Barrie, Professor Jack Zipes (Introduction by) Peter Pan, the "boy who would not grow up," originally appeared as a baby living a magical life among birds and fairies in J.M. Barrie's sequence of stories, Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens. His later role as flying by hero was brought to the stage by Barrie in the beloved play Peter Pan, which opened in 1904 and became the novel Peter and Wendy ... see all copies from $4.50! new only from $4.99! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Spells of Enchantment: The Wondrous Fairy Tales of Western Culture more books like this by Various, Professor Jack Zipes (Editor) Zipes brings together the best literary fairy tales ever written, giving readers a sense of the history of the genre and its evolution. Includes more than 60 tales by writers such as Hans Christian Andersen, Wilhelm Grimm, Voltaire, Goethe, Hawthorne, Yeats, Hesse, Thurber, Jane Yolen, Angela Carter, and more. Illustrated. see all copies from $4.48! new only from $6.82! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	The Arabian Nights, Volume II more books like this by Anonymous, Professor Jack Zipes (Editor), Sir Richard Francis Burton (Translator) An unexpurgated edition of Richard Burton's classic translation of "The Thousand and One Nights." see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.61! \| SVS
14 view cover	The Brothers Grimm: From Enchanted Forests to the Modern World, Second Edition more books like this by Professor Jack Zipes Most of the fairy tales that we grew up with we know thanks to the Brothers Grimm. Jack Zipes, one of the more astute critics of fairy tales, explores the romantic myth of the brothers as wandering scholars, who gathered "authentic" tales from the peasantry. Bringing to bear his own critical expertise as well and new biographical information, ... see all copies from $4.17! new only from $11.37! \| SVS
15	Spells of Enchantment: 2the Wondrous Fairy Tales of Western Culture more books like this by Various, Professor Jack Zipes (Editor) see all copies from $1.99! new only from $34.90! \| first editions
16 view cover	Beautiful Angiola: The Great Treasury of Sicilian Folk and Fairy Tales Collected by Laura Gonzenback more books like this by Professor Jack Zipes (Editor), Joellyn Rock (Illustrator) Collected by Laura Gonzenbach, this anthology of Sicilian folk and fairy tales is now translated into English for the first time. see all copies from $6.48! new only from $14.15! \| first editions
17 view cover	The Complete Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm more books like this by Johnny Gruelle (Illustrator), Professor Jack Zipes (Translator) The brothers Grimm--Wilhelm and Jacob--devoted their lives to collecting these German legends, originally published in 1812 as CHILDREN'S AND HOUSEHOLD TALES. They include such classics as "Cinderella," "Little Red Riding Hood," "The Sleeping Beauty," "Snow White," and "Rumpelstiltskin." see all copies from $1.99! new only from $70.96!
18 view cover	Fairy Tale as Myth/Myth as F.T.-Pa more books like this by Professor Jack Zipes In this lively work, the author explores the historical rise of the literary fairy tale as genre in the late seventeenth century and examines the ideological relationship of classic fairy tales to domination and oppression in western society. see all copies from $4.93! new only from $24.59!
19 view cover	Yale Companion to Jewish Writing and Thought in German Culture, 1096-1996 more books like this by Professor Sander L Gilman (Editor), Professor Jack Zipes (Editor) "These essays provide a comprehensive historical perspective on most aspects of Jewish culture in German-speaking lands. An in-depth look at a vanished world".--Jehuda Reinharz, President, Brandeis University. "An extraordinary work that will be a classic reference for Jewish and German cultural studies".--Maria Tatar, Harvard University. see all copies from $4.80! new only from $19.50! \| first editions
20	The Complete Fairy Tales more books like this by Grimm, Professor Jack Zipes (Translator) see all copies from $1.99! new only from $22.55! \| first editions
21 view cover	When Dreams Came True: Classical Fairy Tales and Their Tradition more books like this by Professor Jack Zipes For centuries fairy tales have been a powerful mode of passing cultural values onto our children, and for many these stories delight and haunt us from cradle to grave. But how have these stories become so powerful and why? Until now we have lacked a social history of the fairy tale to frame our understanding of the role it plays in our lives. With ... see all copies from $9.72! new only from $18.30! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Fairy Tales & Fables from Weimar Days more books like this by Professor Jack Zipes (Editor) A collection of literary fairy tales written during the Weimar Republic in Germany, intended to serve as utopian tales for raising the political consciousness of the young people of that period. Includes a scholarly introduction giving the social and cultural background of the tales. see all copies from $4.94! new only from $4.94! \| first editions
23 view cover	Unlikely History: The Changing German-Jewish Symbiosis, 1945-2000 more books like this by Leslie Morris (Editor), Professor Jack Zipes (Editor) Since 1945, the Jewish population in Germany has grown steadily and there has been a flourishing of "Jewish" culture in Germany. Does this development mean that Jews are playing a significant role in German social life or that the German-Jewish relationship, often referred to as a kind of symbiosis, has re-emerged? The essays in this book cover ... see all copies from $13.41! new only from $19.95!
24 view cover	Hans Christian Andersen: The Misunderstood Storyteller more books like this by Professor Jack Zipes The 2005 bicentenary of Hans Christian Andersen's birth is an opportunity to reevaluate the achievement of one of the great figures of the fairy tale and storytelling tradition, a beloved writer famous for "The Snow Queen" and "The Little Mermaid ", "The Ugly Duckling" and "The Red Shoes "and many other now classic tales. Jack Zipes broadens our ... see all copies from $7.49! new only from $16.23!
25 view cover	The Oxford Encyclopedia of Children's Literature: Four-Volume Set more books like this by Professor Jack Zipes (Editor) For much of its history, children's literature has been overlooked or looked down on by scholars. But in recent years children's literature has assumed greater importance, as literary critics, psychologists, anthropologists, and historians have begun to discover what children and parents have known for centuries: that this is a literature of ... see all copies from $312.23! new only from $404.47!

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