Academic Studies of Fairy Tales and Folklore

Beschreibung
A list of non-fiction books, collections or essays on the study of fairy tales and folklore. Books focused on the genre as a whole or on a specific tale or type.
1
The Irresistible Fairy Tale: The Cultural and Social History of a Genre
von Jack Zipes
133 Mitglieder
½ 4.5
3 Members
nessreader, flying_monkeys, kathef
2
Why Fairy Tales Stick: The Evolution and Relevance of a Genre
von Jack Zipes
89 Mitglieder
5
2 Members
flying_monkeys, kathef
3
Kinder brauchen Märchen
von Bruno Bettelheim
3,107 Mitglieder
30 Rezensionen
½ 3.7
2 Members
nessreader, flying_monkeys
4
The hard facts of the Grimms' fairy tales
von Maria Tatar
375 Mitglieder
3 Rezensionen
4.1
2 Members
nessreader, flying_monkeys
5
From the Beast to the Blonde: On Fairy Tales and Their Tellers
von Marina Warner
911 Mitglieder
7 Rezensionen
4
Member
flying_monkeys
6
Cinderella: A Casebook
von Alan Dundes
94 Mitglieder
1 Rezension
½ 3.6
Member
nessreader
7
Folklore in the English and Scottish Ballads
von Lowry Charles Wimberly
30 Mitglieder
½ 2.3
Member
bluepiano
8
The Annotated Mother Goose: Nursery Rhymes Old and New, Arranged and Explained
von William Stuart Baring-Gould
624 Mitglieder
10 Rezensionen
4.1
Member
bluepiano
Erklärungen
bluepiano: Perhaps not academic, but at least seemingly scholarly research & annotations.
9
Too Good to Be True: The Colossal Book of Urban Legends
von Jan Harold Brunvand
545 Mitglieder
5 Rezensionen
3.8
Member
bluepiano
Erklärungen
bluepiano: Collection of & commentary on folklore in the making. Scholarship for the non-academic.
10
Breaking the Magic Spell: Radical Theories of Folk and Fairy Tales
von Jack Zipes
215 Mitglieder
1 Rezension
4
Member
flying_monkeys
12
Die klassischen Märchen
von Iona Opie
729 Mitglieder
9 Rezensionen
4
Member
nessreader
13
The Witch Must Die: The Hidden Meaning Of Fairy Tales
von Sheldon Cashdan
260 Mitglieder
4 Rezensionen
½ 3.6
Member
flying_monkeys
14
Little Red Riding Hood: A Casebook
von Alan Dundes
43 Mitglieder
1 Rezension
3
Member
nessreader
15
The Fairy Tellers
von Nicholas Jubber
112 Mitglieder
5 Rezensionen
3.9
Member
nessreader
16
Grimms` Bad Girls and Bold Boys: The Moral and Social Vision of the Tales
von Ruth B. Bottigheimer
66 Mitglieder
1 Rezension
½ 3.7
Member
flying_monkeys
17
Clever Maids: The Secret History of the Grimm Fairy Tales
von Valerie Paradiz
288 Mitglieder
5 Rezensionen
½ 3.5
Member
flying_monkeys
18
Fairy Tales Reimagined: Essays on New Retellings
von Susan Redington Bobby
26 Mitglieder
1 Rezension
½ 3.5
Member
flying_monkeys
19
Fairy Tales: A New History
von Ruth B. Bottigheimer
76 Mitglieder
4
Member
flying_monkeys
20
A Companion to the Fairy Tale
von Hilda Ellis Davidson
33 Mitglieder
4
Member
flying_monkeys
21
Twice Upon a Time: Women Writers and the History of the Fairy Tale
von Elizabeth Wanning Harries
42 Mitglieder
3.9
Member
flying_monkeys
22
Off with Their Heads! Fairy Tales and the Culture of Childhood
von Maria Tatar
205 Mitglieder
1 Rezension
½ 3.7
Member
flying_monkeys
23
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall: Women Writers Explore Their Favorite Fairy Tales
von Kate Bernheimer
298 Mitglieder
4 Rezensionen
½ 3.7
Member
flying_monkeys
25
Fairy Tale and Film: Old Tales with a New Spin
von Sue Short
5 Mitglieder
Member
flying_monkeys
26
Once Upon a Time: A Short History of Fairy Tale
von Marina Warner
362 Mitglieder
10 Rezensionen
3.8
27
Children into Swans: Fairy Tales and the Pagan Imagination
von Jan Beveridge
21 Mitglieder
1 Rezension