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A Companion to the Fairy Tale

By Hilda R Ellis Davidson (Editor), Anna Chaudhri (Editor), Anna Chaudhri (Contribution by), Bengt Holbek (Contribution by), David Blamires (Contribution by), David Hunt (Contribution by), Derek S Brewer (Contribution by), Graham Anderson (Contribution by), Hilda R Ellis Davidson (Contribution by), James Riordan (Contribution by), Joyce Thomas (Contribution by), Mary Brockington (Contribution by), Neil Philip (Contribution by), Pat Schaefer (Contribution by), Patricia Lysaght (Contribution by), Reimund Kvideland (Contribution by), Robin Gwyndaf (Contribution by), Ruth Bottigheimer (Contribution by), T A Shippey (Contribution by)
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By Hilda R Ellis Davidson (Editor), Anna Chaudhri (Editor), Anna Chaudhri (Contribution by), Bengt Holbek (Contribution by), David Blamires (Contribution by), David Hunt (Contribution by), Derek S Brewer (Contribution by), Graham Anderson (Contribution by), Hilda R Ellis Davidson (Contribution by), James Riordan (Contribution by), Joyce Thomas (Contribution by), Mary Brockington (Contribution by), Neil Philip (Contribution by), Pat Schaefer (Contribution by), Patricia Lysaght (Contribution by), Reimund Kvideland (Contribution by), Robin Gwyndaf (Contribution by), Ruth Bottigheimer (Contribution by), T A Shippey (Contribution by)
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Offers an excellent introduction to the work currently and historically being done on fairy tales by folk-lorists. MEDIEVAL REVIEW

Introduction by Derek Brewer.
This book discusses the characteristics of the traditional fairy tale in Europe and North America, and various theories of its development and interpretation. The book deals with the main collections - the Grimm brothers, Hans Andersen, Perrault and Afanes'ev - and with the development of tales in various regions of Europe, includin...

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LiteratureSocial SciencesLiterary CriticismFolklore & MythologyGenres & Literary FormsEuropean LiteratureFables, Fairy Tales, & Folk Tales - Literary CriticismFairy TalesRenaissance European Literature - Literary CriticismFairy tales->History and criticism