Breaking the Magic Spell
Subtitle: Radical Theories of Folk and Fairy Tales
Publisher: Univ of Texas Pr
Published: January 1980
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 201
ISBN-13: 9780292707252
Subjects: Addresses and essays; Fairy tales; Folklore; History and criticism; Tales; Literary Criticism
First sentence: To begin with a true story told in fairy-tale manner: Once upon a time the famous physicist Albert Einstein was confronted by an overly concerned woman who sought advice on how to raise her small son to become a successful scientist.