| Portion of title |
Power of political fairy tales |
| Contents |
Unburying buried fairy tales: Adventures of a scholarly scavenger -- Édourad Laboulaye's political fairy tales -- The many voices and lives of Charles Godfrey Leland -- Kurt Schwitters, politics, and the Merz fairy tale -- Béla Balázs, the homeless wanderer, or, the man who sought to become one with the world -- Christian Bärmann: The delightful artist nobody knows -- Ernst Bloch and Mariette Lydis: The art of daydreaming -- Paul Vaillant-Courturier's war against war -- Hermynia Zur Mühlen: The red countess and her revolutionary vision -- Lisa Tetzner: The naive and idealistic revolutionary -- Born to be killed: Bambi's courage and Felix Salten's dilemma -- Emery Kelen, the 'violent' pacifist -- The actuality of Gianni Rodari -- Epilogue: Unfinished notes. |
| Contents |
1. Unburying buried fairy tales : adventures of a scholarly scavenger -- 2. Édouard Laboulaye's political fairy tales -- 3. The many voices and lives of Charles Godfrey Leland -- 4. Kurt Schwitters, politics, and the Merz fairy tale -- 5. Béla Balázs, the homeless wanderer, or, the man who sought to become one with the world -- 6. Christian Bärmann : the delightful artist nobody knows -- 7. Ernst Bloch and Mariette Lydis : the art of daydreaming -- 8. Paul Vaillant-Couturier's war against war -- 9. Hermynia Zur Mühlen : the red countess and her revolutionary vision -- 10. Lisa Tetzner : the naive and idealistic revolutionary -- 11. Born to be killed : Bambi's courage and Felix Salten's dilemma -- 12. Emery Kelen, the "violent" pacifist -- 13. The actuality of Gianni Rodari -- Epilogue: Unfinished notes. |
| Abstract |
"In this capstone book, fairy tale expert Jack Zipes has assembled what he describes as his last theoretical and critical study of fairy tales. His purpose is to create a coherent collection that pays tribute to a group of writers that he views as 'survivors with a mission' whose tales inspire readers to this day. The book begins with a substantial introduction in which Zipes discusses the history of his interest in fairy tales and the motivation for his scholarship in the field. In a world filled with conflict, he writes, 'fairy tales can be used for enlightenment by all of us or abused by small groups of powerful people who seek domination.' The main text includes thirteen essays on notable authors of fairy tales--Édouard Laboulaye, Kurt Schwitters, Béla Bálazs, Christian Bärmann, Charles Godfrey Leland, Mariette Lydis, Ernst Bloch, Paul Vaillant-Couturier, Hermynia zur Mühlen, Lisa Teztner, Felix Salten, Emery Kelen, and Gianni Rodari--many of whom lived through revolutions and world wars or were otherwise compelled to confront political oppression during their lives. Zipes considers their cultural significance and their contributions to fairy tale literature, arguing that each deserves greater attention and appreciation. Some of the chapters have been adapted from previously published introductions Zipes wrote for the Oddly Modern Fairy Tales series, which he edits, and others are adapted from scholarly volumes that Zipes has published over his long career as a self-identified 'scholarly scavenger' of largely forgotten tales. Together, they create a portrait of the political stakes that have animated Zipes's lifelong fascination with the fairy tale, and explain why readers and writers alike continue to return to this narrative form"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Zipes, Jack, 1937- Buried treasures Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2023] 9780691244747 |
| Genre/form | Criticism, interpretation, etc. |
| Genre/form | Essays. |
| Genre/form | Literary criticism. |
| Genre/form | Literary criticism. |
| Genre/form | Essays. |
| LCCN | 2022022413 |
| ISBN | 9780691244730 hardcover ; acid-free paper |
| ISBN | 0691244731 hardcover ; acid-free paper |
| ISBN | electronic book |
