Explores the question of why some fairy tales "work" and others don't, why the fairy tale is capable of getting under the skin of culture and... Læs mere
'The Robber with the Witch's Head presents almost 50 new stories about demons and clever maidens and princes. Full of adventure and magic, they are translated by Jack Zipes.
As Jack Zipes convincingly shows in this classic work, fairy tales have always been a powerful discourse, capable of being used to shape or destabilize attitudes and behavior within culture. How and why did certain authors try to influence children or social images of children?
In Relentless Progress, Zipes looks at the surprising ways that stories have influenced people within... Læs mere
This second edition explores the social life of the fairy tale from its beginnnings to today, and includes a new preface and two new chapters on Peter Pan and The Nutcracker.
Remembering the Jewish and German Questions: Essays on Fairy Tales, Poetry, and Culture is a selection of Jack Zipes’s insightful essays and presentations on fairy tales, Jewish studies, philosophy, drama, and the German public sphere.