Overview
A pictorial history of fairy-tale postcards fromthe late 1800s to the present, Tales of Wonder presents afascinating look at how key scenes of fairy tales have been rendered over time,suggesting a rethinking and reliving of the tales through the years. Jack Zipestells this intriguing history of the postcards as well as providing new perspectiveson familiar stories.
Full Product Details
Author: Jack Zipes
Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
Imprint: University of Minnesota Press
Dimensions:
Width: 30.50cm
, Height: 2.50cm
, Length: 30.50cm
ISBN: 9781517902599
ISBN 10: 1517902592
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 10 October 2017
Audience:
General/trade
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Professional and scholarly
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General
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
A veritable treasure trove of new imagery. -SurLaLune Fairy Tales Site The illustrated cards are stunners, both for their vivid colors and their detail. -Star Tribune Highly recommended for fairy tale enthusiasts, this beautifully produced book sheds light on an overlooked vehicle for the dissemination of fairy tales around the world. -Library Journal, starred review Zipes is a formidable academic but he also has the populist touch when it comes to communicating the value of these tales and he is responsible for rediscovering and translating global wonder stories that would otherwise be lost to the world. -The LetterPress Project
The illustrated cards are stunners, both for their vivid colors and their detail. --Star Tribune Highly recommended for fairy tale enthusiasts, this beautifully produced book sheds light on an overlooked vehicle for the dissemination of fairy tales around the world. --Library Journal, starred review A veritable treasure trove of new imagery. --SurLaLune Fairy Tales Site
The illustrated cards are stunners, both for their vivid colors and their detail. --Star Tribune Highly recommended for fairy tale enthusiasts, this beautifully produced book sheds light on an overlooked vehicle for the dissemination of fairy tales around the world. --Library Journal, starred review A veritable treasure trove of new imagery. --SurLaLune Fairy Tales Site
Author Information
Jack Zipes is professor emeritus of German and comparative literature at the University of Minnesota. He is an active storyteller in public schools and has worked with children's theaters in Europe and the United States. He is author of more than forty books, including The Brothers Grimm: From Enchanted Forests to the Modern World; Breaking the Magic Spell:Radical Theories of Folk and Fairy Tales; and Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales, Children, and the Culture Industry. Marina Warner writes fiction, criticism, and history. She received the 2012 National Book Critics Circle Award for Criticism.
