About this title: Ten beloved fairy tales, given new life by the one and only Angela Carter Many classic fairy tale characters might not have survived into the present were it not for Charles Perrault, a seventeenth-century French civil servant who rescued them from the oral tradition and committed them to paper. Three centuries later, Angela Carter, widely regarded as one of Englandas most imaginative writers, adapted them for contemporary readers. The result is a cornucopia of fantastic characters and timeless adventures, stylishly retold by a modern literary visionary.
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Date Published: 2008-05-27
ISBN-13:9780143105367ISBN:0143105361
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: PENGUIN GROUP
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780143105367ISBN:0143105361
Description: Ten beloved fairy tales, given new life by the one and only Angela Carter Many classic fairy tale characters might not have survived into the present were it not for Charles Perrault, a seventeenth-century French civil servant who rescued them from t... read more
"This edition includes a good introduction by Jack Zipes that looks at how Carter's translation influences her and how she changes the morals at the end of the stories. If you loved Carters The Bloody Chamber then you have to read this to see how she was influenced by Perrault."
"Awesome. Nice intro from Jack Zipes situating Angela Carter's translation. I would've loved a larger volume with more critical essays on both Carter and Perrault."
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