Twice upon a time : women writers and the history of the fairy tale / Elizabeth Wanning Harries.
Twice upon a time : women writers and the history of the fairy tale / Elizabeth Wanning Harries.
Twice upon a time : women writers and the history of the fairy tale / Elizabeth Wanning Harries.
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Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c2001.
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N398.209/2
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English
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xiv, 216 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Contents
Introduction: Once, Not Long Ago -- Ch. 1. Fairy Tales about Fairy Tales: Notes on Canon Formation -- Ch. 2. Voices in Print: Oralities in the Fairy Tale -- Ch. 3. The Invention of the Fairy Tale in Britain -- Interlude: Once Again -- Ch. 4. New Frames for Old Tales -- Ch. 5. The Art of Transliterat...
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Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c2001.
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New Jersey
Date Published
c2001.
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Summary
Fairy tales, often said to be ''timeless'' and fundamentally ''oral,'' have a long written history. However, argues Elizabeth Wanning Harries in this provocative book, a vital part of this history has fallen by the wayside. The short, subtly didactic fairy tales of Charles Perrault and the Grimms have determined our notions about what fairy tales s...
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Twice upon a time : women writers and the history of the fairy tale / Elizabeth Wanning Harries.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [193]-209) and index.
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c2001.
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N398.209/2
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0691074453 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780691074443 (alk. paper)
0691074445 (alk. paper)
9780691074450 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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398.209
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991014895129702626
