Jack Zipes Book order (chronological)

Exploring the intersections of cultural narratives, this collection features Jack Zipes's essays on fairy tales, Jewish studies, and German philosophy. It delves into the complexities of identity and tradition within the context of folklore and poetry, offering a critical examination of how these elements shape cultural discourse. Zipes's work sheds light on the broader implications of these themes in understanding the Jewish and German questions in literature and society.

The stories of magic and myth gathered by the Brothers Grimm have become part of the way children—and adults—learn about the vagaries of the real world. Cinderella, Rapunzel, Snow-White, Hänsel and Gretel, Little Red-Cap (Little Red Riding Hood), and Briar-Rose (Sleeping Beauty) are only a few of the more than two hundred enchanting characters included in this volume. The tales are presented just as Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm originally set them down: bold, primal, just frightening enough, and endlessly engaging. With black-and-white illustrations throughout Illustrated by Josef Schari / Commentary by Joseph Campbell Part of the Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library

If there is one genre that has captured the imagination of people in all walks of life throughout the world, it is the fairy tale. This book presents a provocative theory about why fairy tales were created and retold - and why they became such an indelible and infinitely adaptable part of cultures around the world.

Oscar Wilde, best known for his acerbic, witty plays and urbane nonfiction, was also a master of the fairy tale. This volume brings together all of Wilde's tales from his two collections--"The Happy Prince" and "The House of Pomegranates"--and retains the evocative illustrations done for the original editions.

The Norton Anthology of Children's Literature celebrates the richness and variety of over 350 years of literary works for children. This groundbreaking anthology includes 170 authors and illustrators of alphabets and animal fables, fairy tales and fantasy, picture books and nursery verse, among many other genres. Here readers will find beloved works by Charles Perrault, Lewis Carroll, J. M. Barrie, L. M. Montgomery, and Dr. Seuss along with historical classics—The New-England Primer and Robert Louis Stevenson's A Child's Garden of Verses—and major voices from the multicultural and global contemporary scene. Over 40 longer complete works and over 400 illustrations, including 60 in color, enhance this comprehensive and visually rich anthology.With introductions that offer fresh insights into the cultural contexts of children's literature and childhood itself over four centuries, author headnotes, annotations, bibliographies, and a timeline, The Norton Anthology of Children's Literature illuminates a literary tradition whose power to instruct and delight is both centuries old and startlingly new.

This collection features 116 thematically grouped fairy tales, introduced and annotated by expert Jack Zipes. It includes twenty illustrations and a "Criticism" section with seven assessments of the fairy tale tradition. Additionally, brief biographies of the storytellers and a Selected Bibliography are provided.

Presents a retelling of traditional tales from the Middle East, including Ali Baba and the forty thieves, Aladdin and his magic lamp, and Sinbad the sailor.

Traces the history of the fairy tale, discusses its relationship with society, and looks at the interpretation of fairy tales in film and literature

Aesop's Fables is the collection of fourteen well-known fables of Aesop. The author makes his readers think about morality and other virtues while entertaining them. In this collection you can find the stories of the Tortoise and the Hare, the Ants and the Grasshopper, the Bundle of Sticks and many others.

Comprehensive anthology of fairy tales which are written especially for adults, in English

First Published in 1994. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.