Fairy Tales: The Origins, History, and Interpretations of the World’s Most Famous Fairy Tales by Charles River Editors, Gustavo Vázquez-Lozano for Kindle on BookLending.com

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Fairy Tales: The Origins, History, and Interpretations of the World’s Most Famous Fairy Tales

Fairy Tales: The Origins, History, and Interpretations of the World’s Most Famous Fairy Tales

Charles River Editors, Gustavo Vázquez-Lozano

ASIN: B01M5EZ4LA

Publisher: Charles River Editors

Pages: 47

*Includes pictures*Explains how the genre was formed and theories regarding real life origins of popular fairy tales*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contentsDense forests, evil stepmother, beautiful girl, dwarfs in mines, a prince and, eventually, poisoning (in that order). Sound familiar? Most will recognize the basic plot of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, one of the most popular fairy tales in history. Even if the passing of time (and Disney) embellished it with a thousand details, in particular the happy ending, this and other tales reflect the Sitz im Leben or setting in life in which fairy tales emerged. The stories, which were transmitted orally during the Middle Ages, are like fogged windows to the way of life, the kind of people and social conditions of the regions where they took their final shape. In some instances, such ...

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