The Oxford Companion to Fairy Tales (Oxford Companions)
Brand: Oxford University Press
Categories: Books, Literature & Fiction, History & Criticism


OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS ACADEM

Dimensions: 9.3 x 1.7 x 6.1 inches
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0199689822
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Print length: 704 pages
Publication date: November 1, 2015
ISBN-13: 978-0199689828
Edition: 2nd
subtitle: 2nd Edition
author: Visit Amazon's Jack Zipes Page search results Jack Zipes
review: Editorial Reviews Review Review from previous edition: "compelling and enchanting" ―Literary Review "Attractive, well written, and approachable, this solid guide to the fairy-tale world is without equal" ―Library Journal "If you purchase only one reference book about the fairy-tale tradition this year, this should be it" ―The Green Man Review "Packed with fascinating information, assembled with intelligence and care ... as helpful, reliable, and full of fresh surprises as a fairy godmother" ―Christian Science Monitor "An outstanding book" ―Choice "authoritative and fascinating" ―Iona Opie "as close to being a page turner as a reference work can be" ―Canadian Literature About the Author Jack Zipes is Professor Emeritus of German and Comparative Literature at the University of Minnesota. He has authored and edited numerous books and articles, most recently The Irresistible Fairy Tale: The Cultural & Social History of a Genre (2012), The Enchanted Screen: The Unknown History of Fairy-Tale Films (2011), and Grimm Legacies: The Magic Power of the Grimms' Folk and Fairy Tales (2015). He has also translated and edited, The Original Folk and Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm: The Complete First Edition (2014), and he is the editor of the 4-volume Oxford Encyclopedia of Children's Literature (OUP, 2006).