Fairy Tales and the Art of Subversion

<p>The fairy tale may be one of the most important cultural and social influences on children's lives. But until <em>Fairy Tales and the Art of Subversion,</em> little attention had been paid to the ways in which the writers and collectors of tales used traditional forms and genres in order to shape children's lives – their behavior, values, and relationship to society. As Jack Zipes convincingly shows, fairy tales have always been a powerful discourse, capable of being used to shape or destabilize attitudes and behavior within culture.<br><br>For this new edition, the author has revised the work throughout and added a new introduction bringing this classic title up to date.</p> Chapter 1 Fairy-Tale Discourse: Toward a Social History of the Genre; Chapter 2 The Origins of the Fairy Tale in Italy: Straparola and Basile; Chapter 3 Setting Standards for Civilization through Fairy Tales: Charles Perrault and the Subversive Role of Women Writers; Chapter 4 Who's Afraid of the Brothers Grimm? Socialization and Politicization through Fairy Tales; Chapter 5 Hans Christian Andersen and the Discourse of the Dominated; Chapter 6 Inverting and Subverting the World with Hope: The Fairy Tales of George MacDonald, Oscar Wilde, and L. Frank Baum; Chapter 7 The Battle over Fairy-Tale Discourse: Family, Friction, and Socialization in the Weimar Republic and Nazi Germany; Chapter 8 The Liberating Potential of the Fantastic in Contemporary Fairy Tales for Children; Chapter 9 Walt Disney's Civilizing Mission:From Revolution to Restoration; Notes; Bibliography; Index;