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Title: The Hard Facts of the Grimms' Fairy Tales by Maria Tatar ISBN: 0-691-11469-2 Publisher: Princeton Univ Pr Pub. Date: 06 May, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: close look at the uncensored tales
Comment: It was really interesting to find out about how the Grimm's collection was put together and how it was rewritten. I was surprised to read that the Grimms added violence in order to make the stories more parent-friendly--I guess parents in those days really believed that punishments would produce virtue. Loved the stories at the end, which are pretty hair-raising.
I was surprised to learn that these stories went so far back in time and that they were originally for adults.
Rating: 3
Summary: Could be better
Comment: Maria Tatar's book, while excellent lacks focus. She needs more information in some areas, while in other areas, she needs entirely new sections. It is an excellent book, but you may not find all the information you're looking for. For instance, I was reading the sex and violence section, and she would go on for pages about the sources the Brothers used. While this can pertain to the section title, she strayed to much, and I felt the section was lacking information on sex and violence.
Rating: 4
Summary: A Educational Dive into Grimm
Comment: I can't say how long getting this book as been on my mind. I'd tell my friends about this book I've seen, and we'd all giggle, unsure of what it actually was about. Seriously, I thought it was just some lady bashing fairy tales and digging up all the dirt on them.
Well, it's certainly the latter, but nothing was bashed. Tatar obviously has done a lot of research in creating this book. Many venerable references were used. Tatar dives into the world of fairy tales; their history, their content, the truth behind them. It is fascinating. I've been aware of some X-rated material behind Disney's works, but my eyes were still opened at the horrors hidden. Now I KNOW why all the *step*-mothers were jealous of the beautiful daughters.
A delightful addition were the several tales and prefaces at the back of the book.
"The Hard Facts of Grimm's Fairy Tales" is an fascinating, educational book for any student or lover of fairy tales. My one qualm is how Tatar seemed to be doing some name-calling and finger-pointing in several incidents. An unbiased approach would have been better.
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Title: Off with Their Heads! Fairy Tales and the Culture of Childhood by Maria Tatar ISBN: 0691000883 Publisher: Princeton Univ Pr Pub. Date: 04 October, 1993 List Price(USD): $28.00 |
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Title: The Complete Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm All-New Third Edition by Johnny Gruelle, Jack Zipes ISBN: 0553382160 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 01 January, 2003 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: The Uses of Enchantment : The Meaning and Importance of Fairy Tales by Bruno Bettelheim ISBN: 0679723935 Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 23 April, 1989 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: From the Beast to the Blonde : On Fairy Tales and Their Tellers by Marina Warner ISBN: 0374524874 Publisher: Noonday Press Pub. Date: 30 September, 1996 List Price(USD): $22.00 |
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Title: Fairy Tale As Myth Myth As Fairy Tale (The Thomas D. Clark Lectures: 1993) by Jack Zipes ISBN: 0813108349 Publisher: University Press of Kentucky Pub. Date: December, 1994 List Price(USD): $17.00 |
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