When Hansel and Gretel try to eat the witch's gingerbread house in the woods, are they indulging their "uncontrolled cravings" and "destructive desires" or are they simply responding normally to the hunger pangs they feel after being abandoned by their parents? Challenging Bruno Bettelheim and other critics who read fairy tales as enactments of children's untamed urges, Maria Tatar argues that it is time to stop casting the children as villians. In this provocative book she explores how adults mistreat children, focusing on ...
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When Hansel and Gretel try to eat the witch's gingerbread house in the woods, are they indulging their "uncontrolled cravings" and "destructive desires" or are they simply responding normally to the hunger pangs they feel after being abandoned by their parents? Challenging Bruno Bettelheim and other critics who read fairy tales as enactments of children's untamed urges, Maria Tatar argues that it is time to stop casting the children as villians. In this provocative book she explores how adults mistreat children, focusing on adults not only as hostile characters in fairy tales themselves but also as real people who use frightening stories to discipline young listeners.
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Add this copy of Off With Their Heads! : Fairy Tales and the Culture of to cart. $20.97, very good condition, Sold by ZENO'S rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from San Francisco, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1993 by Princeton University Press.
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Princeton. 1992. Princeton University Press. Reprinted Paperback Edition. Very Good in Wrappers. 9780691000886. Winner of the 1992 Book Prize in Literature of the German Studies Association. 332 pages. paperback. Jacket illustration: Ivan Bilibin, ‘Vasilisa the Beautiful, ' in FAIRY TALES, 1902. keywords: Literature Mythology Fairy Tales. FROM THE PUBLISHER-When Hansel and Gretel try to eat the witch's gingerbread house in the woods, are they indulging their ‘uncontrolled cravings' and ‘destructive desires' or are they simply responding normally to the hunger pangs they feel after being abandoned by their parents? Challenging Bruno Bettelheim and other critics who read fairy tales as enactments of children's untamed urges, Maria Tatar argues that it is time to stop casting the children as villians. In this provocative book she explores how adults mistreat children, focusing on adults not only as hostile characters in fairy tales themselves but also as real people who use frightening stories to discipline young listeners. inventory #35876.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has soft covers. Book contains pencil markings. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 650grams, ISBN: 9780691000886.
Add this copy of Off With Their Heads! Fairy Tales and the Culture of to cart. $35.21, good condition, Sold by Anybook rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1992 by Princeton University Press.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has soft covers. Book contains pencil markings In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 650grams, ISBN: 9780691000886.
Add this copy of Off With Their Heads! Fairy Tales and the Culture of to cart. $35.21, poor condition, Sold by Anybook rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1993 by Princeton University Press.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has soft covers. Book contains pen & pencil markings In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 650grams, ISBN: 9780691000886.
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