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The fairy tale : the magic mirror of the imagination / Steven Swann Jones.

By: Jones, Steven Swann, 1949- [author].
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Genres in context: Publisher: New York : Routledge, 2002Edition: First Routledge paperback edition.Description: xvii, 156 pages ; 22 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0415938910 (paperback).Other title: Magic mirror of the imagination.Subject(s): Fairy tales -- History and criticism | Literature and folkloreDDC classification: 398.2
Contents:
The folklore origin and the definition of the fairy tale -- The thematic core of fairy tales -- The literary history of the fairy tale -- Fairy tales with male protagonists -- Fairy tales with female protagonists -- The fairy tale influence in The Wizard of Oz, The Cat in the hat, and Where the wild things are.
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General Lending MTU Cork School of Music Library Lending 398.2 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 00236793
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

One of the best known and enduring genres, the fairy fales origins extend back to the preliterate oral societies of the ancient world. This books surveys its history and traces its evolution into the form we recognized today. Jones Builds on the work of folklorist and critics to provide the student with a stunning, lucid overview of the genre and a solid understanding of its structure.

Originally published in hardcover by Twayne Publishers.

Bibliography: (pages 119-149) and index.

The folklore origin and the definition of the fairy tale -- The thematic core of fairy tales -- The literary history of the fairy tale -- Fairy tales with male protagonists -- Fairy tales with female protagonists -- The fairy tale influence in The Wizard of Oz, The Cat in the hat, and Where the wild things are.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Preface (p. xi)
  • Chronology (p. xv)
  • Chapter 1 The Folklore Origin and the Definition of the Fairy Tale (p. 1)
  • Chapter 2 The Thematic Core of Fairy Tales (p. 19)
  • Chapter 3 The Literary History of the Fairy Tale (p. 32)
  • Chapter 4 Fairy Tales with Male Protagonists (p. 44)
  • Chapter 5 Fairy Tales with Female Protagonists (p. 64)
  • Chapter 6 The Fairy Tale Influence in The Wizard of Oz, The Cat in the Hat, and Where the Wild Things Are (p. 91)
  • Notes and References (p. 111)
  • Bibliographic Essay (p. 119)
  • Recommended Reading (p. 141)
  • Index (p. 151)

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Steven Swann Jones is Chairman and Professor of English at California State University, Los Angeles

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