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1 online resource. |
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computer c rdamedia |
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online resource cr rdacarrier |
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Description based on print version record. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-237) and index. |
| Contents |
Acknowledgments -- Preface to the Second Edition -- 1. Fairy-tale discourse : towards a social history of the genre -- 2. The origins of the fairy tale in Italy : Straparola and Basile -- 3. Setting standards for civilization through fairy tales : Charles Perrault and the subversive role of women writers -- 4. Who's afraid of the Brothers Grimm? : socialization and politicization through fairy tales -- 5. Hans Christian Andersen and the discourse of the dominated -- 6. Inverting and subverting the world with hope : the fairy tales of George MacDonald, Oscar Wilde and L. Frank Baum -- 7. The fight over fairy-tale discourse : family, friction, and socialization in the Weimar Republic and Nazi Germany -- 8. The liberating potential of the fantastic in contemporary fairy tales for children -- 9. Walt Disney's civilizing mission : from revolution to restoration -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web. |
| Note |
Description based on print version record. |
| Subject |
Fairy tales -- History and criticism.
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Children -- Books and reading.
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Socialization.
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Moral development.
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| Added Author |
ProQuest (Firm)
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| Related To |
Original 0415976693 9780415976695 0415976707 9780415976701 (DLC) 2005031323 |
| ISBN |
9780203959824 (electronic bk.) |
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0203959825 (electronic bk.) |
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0415976693 |
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9780415976695 |
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0415976707 |
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9780415976701 |
| UPC # |
9780415976701 |
| OCLC # |
EBC292385 |
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