Also included in this collection of over forty stories are tales by Hans Christian Andersen and Oscar Wilde. Each tale type is preceded by an introduction, and annotations are provided throughout. The Classic Fairy Tales focuses on six different tale types: "Little Red Riding Hood," "Beauty and the Beast," "Snow White," "Cinderella," "Bluebeard," and "Hansel and Gretel." It includes multicultural variants of these tales, along with sophisticated literary rescriptings. The editor has gathered fairy tales from around the world to reveal the range and play of these stories over time. This Norton Critical Edition of The Classic Fairy Tales examines the genre, its cultural implications, and its critical history. Surviving over the centuries and thriving in a variety of media, fairy tales continue to enrich our imaginations and shape our lives. 1 The CLASSIC FAIRY TALES EDITED BY MARIA TATAR A NORTON CRITICAL EDITIONĢ THE CLASSIC FAIRY TALES The cultural resilience of fairy tales is incontestable.
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