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Entrancing, multi-layered and as wittily subversive as fairy tales themselves, this beautifully illustrated work explores and illuminates the unfolding history of famous fairy tales and the contexts in which they flourished. It also lifts the curtain on the tellers themselves - from ancient sibyls and old crones to the more modern Angela Carter and, of course, Walt Disney. A brilliant compendium of folklore, fairytales and learning which reveals unexpected links and histories behind some of our oldest and most-loved tales.
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"Can itself evoke the sense of startled wonder that these tales first gave us" (Laurel Graeber New York Times)
"She is a terrific writer and an original scholar. This is a landmark book" (Victoria Glendinning Daily Telegraph)
"Just like the tale-tellers she celebrates...she's a weaver of enchantments, each sentence is like a silken knot charming you further into her web of meanings" (Michelle Roberts Independent on Sunday)
"Consistently enlightening...this is a brilliant work: wise, witty and as magisterially omniscient as any Sibylline oracle" (Nicholas Tucker New Statesman and Society)
"Open the book at almost any page and you will find something to fascinate you" (Noel Malcolm Guardian)
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"She is a terrific writer and an original scholar. This is a landmark book" (Victoria Glendinning Daily Telegraph)
"Just like the tale-tellers she celebrates...she's a weaver of enchantments, each sentence is like a silken knot charming you further into her web of meanings" (Michelle Roberts Independent on Sunday)
"Consistently enlightening...this is a brilliant work: wise, witty and as magisterially omniscient as any Sibylline oracle" (Nicholas Tucker New Statesman and Society)
"Open the book at almost any page and you will find something to fascinate you" (Noel Malcolm Guardian)
At once thoroughly enjoyable and academically rigorous, this lively and fascinating study of fairy tales and their social relevance throughout the ages is a modern classic
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- PublisherVintage
- Publication date1995
- ISBN 10 0099479516
- ISBN 13 9780099479512
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number1
- Number of pages458
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