Fairy Tales and Fables from Weimar Days by Jack Zipes

Fairy Tales and Fables from Weimar Days by Jack Zipes

This book is a collection of traditional German fairy tales and fables, deliberately transformed into utopian narratives and social commentary by political activists in the Weimar Republic (1919-1933).

“Zipes’s collection is a marvellous book, one which will appeal to both the general reader and those working on fairy tales or those researching the Weimar Republic or German intellectual life before the outbreak of the Second World War” (Paul Quinn, Gramarye, Issue 17, 2020)

“This collection of thirty literary stories in the genre of fairy tales, assembled and translated by Jack Zipes, offers a good read to anyone who enjoys stories. … This collection of stories is enjoyable also because of the smooth translations. … The tales collected and presented in this volume are important for scholars of literature as well as of folktales, fairy tales, and fables. The volume is also meant for the simple pleasure of reading inspiring stories” (Sadhana Naithani, Journal of Folklore Research, April, 2019)

“Its creative wave of tales, some playful, some ironic, some wrenchingly utopian, speaks directly to the world we find ourselves in today.” (Jo Radner, Storytelling Magazine, 2018)

Jack Zipes is Professor Emeritus of German and Comparative Literature at the University of Minnesota, USA. Some of his recent publications include: Why Fairy Tales Stick: The Evolution and Relevance of a Genre (2006), The Enchanted Screen: The Unknown History of Fairy-Tale Films (2010), and Grimm Legacies: The Magic Power of Fairy Tales (2014).

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ISBN 13	9783319692746
ISBN 10	3319692747
Title	Fairy Tales and Fables from Weimar Days
Author	Jack Zipes
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Springer International Publishing AG
Year published	2018-02-26
Number of pages	250
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.