Zipes, Jack, 1937-

Fairy tale as myth/myth as fairy tale / Jack Zipes. - Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, c1994. - xii, 192 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. - Thomas D. Clark lectures ; 1993 . - Thomas D. Clark lectures ; 1993. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [162]-185) and index.

Traces the history of the fairy tale genre from its rise in the late seventeenth century to its role in modern life, focusing on key classic fairy tales and what they reveal about domination and oppression in Western society.

Adult. Adult Follett Library Resources.

0813108349 (pbk. : acid-free paper) 0813118905 (acid-free paper) 9780813108346 (pbk. : acid-free paper) 9780813118901

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Fairy tales--Classification.
Fairy tales--History and criticism.
Fairy tales--Classification.
Fairy tales--History and criticism.

GR550 / .Z56 1994

398.21 ZIP