Romanticism, Rousseau, Switzerland
Romanticism, Rousseau, Switzerland

Author: A. Esterhammer

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2015-05-05

Total Pages: 209

ISBN-13: 1137475862

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This collection brings together current research on topics that are perennially important to Romantic studies: the life and work of Jean-Jacques Rousseau, and the landscape and history of his native Switzerland.

Why Fairy Tales Stick
Why Fairy Tales Stick

Author: Jack Zipes

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-09-13

Total Pages: 350

ISBN-13: 1135204349

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In his latest book, fairy tales expert Jack Zipes explores the question of why some fairy tales "work" and others don't, why the fairy tale is uniquely capable of getting under the skin of culture and staying there. Why, in other words, fairy tales "stick." Long an advocate of the fairy tale as a serious genre with wide social and cultural ramifications, Jack Zipes here makes his strongest case for the idea of the fairy tale not just as a collection of stories for children but a profoundly important genre. Why Fairy Tales Stick contains two chapters on the history and theory of the genre, followed by case studies of famous tales (including Cinderella, Snow White, and Bluebeard), followed by a summary chapter on the problematic nature of traditional storytelling in the twenty-first century.