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1. Fairy Tales and the Art of Subversion

   By Jack Zipes

   Series: Routledge Classics

   The fairy tale is arguably one of the most important cultural and social influences on children's lives. But until the first publication of 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...

   Published August 30th 2011 by Routledge
2. The Enchanted Screen

   The Unknown History of Fairy-Tale Films

   By Jack Zipes

   The Enchanted Screen: The Unknown History of Fairy-Tale Films offers readers a long overdue, comprehensive look at the rich history of fairy tales and their influence on film, complete with the inclusion of an extensive filmography compiled by the author. With this book, Jack Zipes not only looks...

   Published December 12th 2010 by Routledge
3. Relentless Progress

   The Reconfiguration of Children's Literature, Fairy Tales, and Storytelling

   By Jack Zipes

   Can fairy tales subvert consumerism? Can fantasy and children's literature counter the homogenizing influence of globalization? Can storytellers retain their authenticity in the age of consumerism? These are some of the critical questions raised by Jack Zipes, the celebrated scholar of fairy tales...

   Published December 4th 2008 by Routledge
4. The Collected Sicilian Folk and Fairy Tales of Giuseppe Pitré

   By Giuseppe Pitre

   Edited by Jack Zipes, Joseph Russo

   Giuseppe Pitrè, a nineteenth-century Sicilian physician, gathered an enormous wealth of folk and fairy tales as he traveled and treated the poor throughout Palermo. He also received tales from friends and scholars throughout the island of Sicily. A dedicated folklorist, whose significance ranks...

   Published July 23rd 2008 by Routledge
5. The Collected Sicilian Folk and Fairy Tales of Giuseppe Pitré

   Edited by Jack Zipes, Joseph Russo

   This two-volume set collects 300 of the most entertaining and important folk and fairy tales of Giuseppe Pitré, a nineteenth century Sicilian folklorist whose significance ranks alongside the Brothers Grimm. In stark contrast to the more literary ambitions of the Grimms' tales, Pitré’s possess a...

   Published July 22nd 2008 by Routledge
6. The Collected Sicilian Folk and Fairy Tales of Giuseppe Pitré

   Edited by Jack Zipes, Joseph Russo

   This two-volume set collects 300 of the most entertaining and important folk and fairy tales of Giuseppe Pitré, a nineteenth century Sicilian folklorist whose significance ranks alongside the Brothers Grimm. In stark contrast to the more literary ambitions of the Grimms' tales, Pitré’s possess a...

   Published July 22nd 2008 by Routledge
7. When Dreams Came True

   Classical Fairy Tales and Their Tradition

   By Jack Zipes

   For centuries fairy tales have been a powerful mode of passing cultural values onto our children, and for many these stories delight and haunt us from cradle to grave. But how have these stories become so powerful and why? In When Dreams Came True, Jack Zipes explains the social life of the...

   Published April 15th 2007 by Routledge
8. Why Fairy Tales Stick

   The Evolution and Relevance of a Genre

   By Jack Zipes

   In his latest book, fairy tales expert Jack Zipes explores the question of why some fairy tales "work" and others don't, why the fairy tale is uniquely capable of getting under the skin of culture and staying there. Why, in other words, fairy tales "stick." Long an advocate of the fairy tale as a...

   Published August 16th 2006 by Routledge
9. Fairy Tales and the Art of Subversion

   2nd Edition

   By Jack Zipes, Jack Zipes

   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...

   Published April 12th 2006 by Routledge
10. Fairy Tales and the Art of Subversion

    By Jack Zipes

    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...

    Published April 12th 2006 by Routledge