Customer Reviews

Fantastic resource on folk and fairy tales. - By: , 29 Mar 2004
I found this book immensely useful- the first half starts by giving breif critical reviews of several of the most common fary tale types (cinderella/catskin, snow white, bluebeard, hansel & gretel, & so on) & examples of that story type from various sources.

The second half has a number of core readings from the most influential critics on fairy tales- & these are fantastic- Zipes, Bettelheim, Warner, Propp, & a basic description of the Aarne-Thompson classification system.

Overall this book gives a good basisin the critical aspects of fairy tales, & of all the books I have readin this area, this book is probably the most approachable.

The book does not go into great depth on any one particular area of this genre, but it provides a solid foundation overall.