The fairy tale is arguably one of the most important cultural and social influences on children’s lives. But until the f......more

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The Enchanted Screen: The Unknown History of Fairy-Tale Films offers readers a long overdue, comprehensive look at the r......more

Can fairy tales subvert consumerism? Can fantasy and children’s literature counter the homogenizing influence of globali......more

For centuries fairy tales have been a powerful mode of passing cultural values onto our children, and for many these sto......more

In his latest book, fairy tales expert Jack Zipes explores the question of why some fairy tales "work" and others don’t,......more

The fairy tale may be one of the most important cultural and social influences on children’s lives. But until Fairy Tale......more

The 2005 bicentenary of Hans Christian Andersen s birth is an opportunity to re-evaluate the achievement of one of the ......more

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Have children ever really had a literature of their own? In Sticks and Stones, Jack Zipes explores children’s literature......more

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Jack Zipes presents the many faces of Little Red Riding Hood. Bringing together 35 of the best versions of the tale, fro......more

This is an irresistible and unique anthology of fairy tales written by some of the most notable writers of the Victorian......more

Jack Zipes has put together the first comprehensive anthology of feminist fairy tales and essays to appear since the wom......more