The classic fairy tales /
Opie, Iona Archibald.
Opie, Peter.
New York : Oxford University Press,
1980, c1974.
Presents the texts of 24 well-known fairy tales as they were first presented in English and summarizes the history of each tale, especially from the textual point of view.
Includes bibliography (p. 320-325) and index.
The history of Tom Thumb (The history of Tom Thumbe) -- Jack the Giant Killer (The history of Jack and the giants) -- The yellow dwarf -- Sleeping Beauty (The sleeping beauty in the wood) -- Little Red Ridinghood (The Little Red Riding-Hood) -- Diamonds and toads (The fairy) -- Bluebeard (The blue beard) -- Puss in Boots (The master cat, or Puss in Boots) -- Cinderella (Cinderella, or The little glass slipper) -- Hop o' my thumb (Little Poucet) -- Beauty and the Beast -- The three wishes (The tale of the three wishes) -- The three heads in the well (The King of Colchester's daughters) -- Jack and the beanstalk (The history of Jack and the bean-stalk) -- Snow White and the seven dwarfs (Snow-drop) -- The frog prince -- The twelve dancing princesses -- Rumpelstiltskin (Rumpel-stilts-kin) -- Goldilocks and the three bears (The story of the three bears) -- The tinder box -- The princess on the pea (The princess and the peas) -- Thumbelina (Tommelise) -- The swineherd -- Hansel and Gretel.
Presents the texts of 24 well-known fairy tales as they were first presented in English and summarizes the history of each tale, especially from the textual point of view.
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