Fairy Tales and the Art of Subversion: The Classical Genre for Children and the Process of Civilization

by Jack D. Zipes

Book Overview

The fairy tale may be one of the most important cultural and social influences on children's lives. But until Fairy Tales and the Art of Subversion, little attention had been paid to the ways in which the writers and collectors of tales used traditional forms and genres in order to shape children's lives - their behavior, values, and relationship to society. As Jack Zipes convincingly shows, fairy tales have always been a powerful discourse, capable...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0939544148
• ISBN13: 9780939544141
• Release Date: January 1983
• Publisher: Wildman Press
• Length: 214 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.