The Great Fairy Tale Tradition: From Straparola and Basile to the Brothers Grimm (Norton Critical Editions)

by Zipes, Jack

• ISBN13: 9780393976366
• ISBN10: 039397636X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-11-02
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
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The Great Fairy Tale Tradition: From Straparola and Basile to the Brothers Grimm

ISBN: 9780393976366

The Great Fairy Tale Tradition is a comprehensive and indispensable resource for students of fairy tales. This Norton Critical Edition, edited by Jack Zipes, delves into the rich history of fairy tales, exploring their evolution from Straparola and Basile to the Brothers Grimm. The book presents 116 tales thematically grouped, offering a deep dive into the origins and transformations of these timeless stories.

Who Uses It?

Primarily, this book is used by students and educators in courses focused on folklore, literature, and cultural studies. It's also a valuable resource for anyone interested in understanding the historical context and literary development of fairy tales. Whether you're a scholar, a teacher, or simply a lover of fairy tales, this book provides a wealth of information and insights.

History and Editions

First published in 2001, The Great Fairy Tale Tradition has been a cornerstone in the field of fairy tale studies. This edition is a critical collection that challenges conventional wisdom about the origins of the Grimm fairy tales. Jack Zipes argues that the Grimms did not collect their tales solely from oral tradition but rather drew heavily from literary sources, rewriting them multiple times.

Author and Other Works

Jack Zipes is a renowned scholar in the field of folklore and fairy tales. He has written extensively on the subject, including other notable works such as "When Dreams Came: European and African Folktales in a Multicultural Era" and "The Brothers Grimm: From Enchanted Forests to Modern Dreamscapes." Zipes' work is known for its meticulous research and thought-provoking analysis, making him a leading authority in the field.

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• Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company
• Publication Date: 2001
• Number of Pages: 1006 pages
• Language: English
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Table of Contents

A Note on the Illustrations	ix
Introduction	xi
The Texts of the Great Fairy Tale Tradition	1	(842)
Clever Thieves	3	(1)
Cassandrino the Thief	4	(11)
Giovan Francesco Straparola
The Master Thief	9	(6)
Jacob
Wilhelm Grimm
Swindled Swindlers	15	(1)
The Priest Scarpacifico	15	(6)
Giovan Francesco Straparola
Little Farmer	21	(6)
Jacob
Wilhelm Grimm
Incestuous Fathers	26	(1)
Tebaldo	27	(6)
Giovan Francesco Straparola
The Bear	33	(5)
Giambattista Basile
Donkey-Skin	38	(9)
Charles Perrault
All Fur	47	(4)
Jacob
Wilhelm Grimm
Beastly Born Heroes	51	(1)
The Pig Prince	51	(6)
Giovan Francesco Straparola
The Wild Boar	57	(25)
Marie-Catherine d'Aulnoy
The Pig King	82	(14)
Henriette Julie de Murat
Hans My Hedgehog	96	(5)
Jacob
Wilhelm Grimm
The Wishes of Fools	100	(1)
Pietro the Fool	101	(5)
Giovan Francesco Straparola
Peruonto	106	(7)
Giambattista Basile
The Dolphin	113	(23)
Marie-Catherine d'Aulnoy
Simple Hans	136	(2)
Jacob
Wilhelm Grimm
Dangerous Sirens	138	(1)
Fortunio and the Siren	138	(7)
Giovan Francesco Straparola
Fortunio	145	(10)
Jean de Mailly
The Nixie in the Pond	155	(4)
Jacob
Wilhelm Grimm
Disguised Heroes	159	(1)
Constanza/Constanzo	159	(8)
Giovan Francesco Straparola
The Three Crowns	167	(7)
Giambattista Basile
Belle-Belle; or, The Chevalier Fortune	174	(31)
Marie-Catherine d'Aulnoy
The Savage	205	(15)
Henriette Julie de Murat
Envious Sisters	220	(1)
Ancilotto, King of Provino	220	(9)
Giovan Francesco Straparola
Princess Belle-Etoile and Prince Cheri	229	(35)
Marie-Catherine d'Aulnoy
The Bird of Truth	264	(6)
Eustache Le Noble
The Jealous Sisters and Their Cadette	270	(32)
Antoine Galland
The Three Little Birds	302	(5)
Jacob
Wilhelm Grimm
Wild Men	306	(1)
Guerrino and the Wild Man	307	(9)
Giovan Francesco Straparola
Prince Guerini	316	(7)
Jean de Mailly
The Wild Man	323	(3)
Jacob
Wilhelm Grimm
Iron Hans	326	(3)
Friedmund von Arnim
Iron Hans	329	(7)
Jacob
Wilhelm Grimm
Competitive Brothers	335	(1)
Three Brothers Who Become Wealthy Wandering the World	336	(1)
Girolamo Morlini
The Three Brothers	337	(2)
Giovan Francesco Straparola
The Five Sons	339	(3)
Giambattista Basile
The Four Skillful Brothers	342	(5)
Jacob
Wilhelm Grimm
Triumphant Apprentices	347	(1)
Maestro Lattantio and His Apprentice Dionigi	347	(6)
Giovan Francesco Straparola
The Apprentice Magician	353	(6)
Eustache Le Noble
The Thief and His Master	359	(2)
Jacob
Wilhelm Grimm
Brotherly Love	361	(1)
Cesarino, the Dragon Slayer	361	(5)
Giovan Francesco Straparola
The Merchant	366	(8)
Giambattista Basile
The Two Brothers	374	(16)
Jacob
Wilhelm Grimm
Shrewd Cats	390	(1)
Constantino Fortunato	390	(4)
Giovan Francesco Straparola
Cagliuso	394	(3)
Giambattista Basile
The Master Cat; or, Puss in Boots	397	(5)
Charles Perrault
Puss in Boots	402	(4)
Jacob
Wilhelm Grimm
Virtuous Queens	406	(1)
Biancabella and the Snake	406	(9)
Giovan Francesco Straparola
Blanche Belle	415	(6)
Jean de mailly
Magic Helpers	421	(1)
The Ogre	421	(6)
Giambattista Basile
The Magic Table, the Golden Donkey, and the Club in the Sack	427	(8)
Jacob
Wilhelm Grimm
Foolish Peasants	435	(1)
Vardiello	435	(4)
Giambattista Basile
Freddy and Katy	439	(6)
Jacob
Wilhelm Grimm
The Revenge and Reward of Neglected Daughters	444	(1)
The Cat Cinderella	445	(4)
Giambattista Basile
Cinderella; or, The Glass Slipper	449	(5)
Charles Perrault
Finette Cendron	454	(14)
Marie-Catherine d'Aulnoy
Cinderella	468	(7)
Jacob
Wilhelm Grimm
The Power of Love	474	(1)
Petrosinella	475	(4)
Giambattista Basile
Persinette	479	(5)
Charlotte-Rose de la Force
Rapunzel	484	(5)
Friedrich Schulz
Rapunzel	489	(3)
Jacob
Wilhelm Grimm
Terrible Curses and Lucky Princes	492	(1)
The Dove	492	(8)
Giambattista Basile
The Two Kings' Children	500	(7)
Jacob
Wilhelm Grimm
The Father's Betrayal	506	(1)
Dionigia and the King of England	507	(5)
Giovanni Fiorentino
The Maiden Without Hands	512	(7)
Giambattista Basile
The Maiden Without Hands	519	(5)
Jacob
Wilhelm Grimm
The Art of Good Conduct	524	(1)
Sapia Liccarda	524	(4)
Giambattista Basile
The Discreet Princess; or, The Adventures of Finette	528	(16)
Marie-Jeanne Lheritier
Rewards and Punishments for Good and Bad Girls	543	(1)
The Three Fairies	544	(6)
Giambattista Basile
The Enchantments of Eloquence; or, The Effects of Sweetness	550	(14)
Marie-Jeanne Lheritier
The Fairies	564	(3)
Charles Perrault
Aurore and Aimee	567	(5)
Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont
Mother Holle	572	(3)
Jacob
Wilhelm Grimm
Magical Transformations	575	(1)
The Three Animal Kings	575	(5)
Giambattista Basile
The Castle of the Golden Sun	580	(1)
Friedmund von Arnim
The Crystal Ball	581	(4)
Jacob
Wilhelm Grimm
The Fate of Spinning	584	(1)
The Seven Pieces of Bacon Rind	585	(3)
Giambattista Basile
Ricdin-Ricdon	588	(37)
Marie-Jeanne Lheritier
Rumpelstiltskin	625	(3)
Jacob
Wilhelm Grimm
The Three Spinners	628	(2)
Jacob
Wilhelm Grimm
The Lazy Spinner	630	(2)
Jacob
Wilhelm Grimm
Good at Heart and Ugly as Sin	632	(1)
The Two Cakes	632	(5)
Giambattista Basile
The White Bride and the Black Bride	637	(4)
Jacob
Wilhelm Grimm
Faithful Sisters	641	(1)
The Seven Doves	641	(9)
Giambattista Basile
The Twelve Brothers	650	(4)
Jacob
Wilhelm Grimm
Faithful Servants	654	(1)
The Raven	654	(8)
Giambattista Basile
Faithful Johannes	662	(7)
Jacob
Wilhelm Grimm
The Taming of Shrews	668	(1)
Pride Punished	669	(4)
Giambattista Basile
King Thrushbeard	673	(5)
Jacob
Wilhelm Grimm
Lucky Bumpkins	678	(1)
The Goose	678	(3)
Giambattista Basile
The Golden Goose	681	(4)
Jacob
Wilhelm Grimm
The Fruitful Sleep	684	(1)
Sun, Moon, and Talia	685	(3)
Giambattista Basile
Sleeping Beauty	688	(8)
Charles Perrault
Brier Rose	696	(3)
Jacob
Wilhelm Grimm
Abandoned Children	699	(1)
Ninnillo and Nennella	700	(4)
Giambattista Basile
Little Thumbling	704	(7)
Charles Perrault
Hansel and Gretel	711	(6)
Jacob
Wilhelm Grimm
Inconvenient Marriages	717	(1)
Riquet with the Tuft	717	(5)
Catherine Bernard
Riquet with the Tuft	722	(5)
Charles Perrault
Spirituel and Astre	727	(5)
Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont
Bloodthirsty Husbands	731	(1)
Bluebeard	732	(4)
Charles Perrault
Bluebeard	736	(2)
Jacob
Wilhelm Grimm
The Robber Bridegroom	738	(3)
Jacob
Wilhelm Grimm
Fitcher's Bird	741	(4)
Jacob
Wilhelm Grimm
Dangerous Wolves and Naive Girls	744	(1)
Little Red Riding Hood	745	(2)
Charles Perrault
Little Red Cap	747	(4)
Jacob
Wilhelm Grimm
Love Conquers All	751	(1)
The Orange Tree and the Bee	751	(19)
Marie-Catherine d'Aulnoy
Okerlo	770	(2)
Jacob
Wilhelm Grimm
Compassionate Sisters and Ungrateful Demons	772	(1)
The Ungrateful Dwarf	772	(2)
Caroline Stahl
Snow White and Rose Red	774	(5)
Jacob
Wilhelm Grimm
The Redeemer	779	(1)
The Three Princes	779	(6)
Albert Ludwig Grimm
The Queen Bee	785	(4)
Jacob
Wilhelm Grimm
The Beast as Bridegroom	787	(2)
The Ram	789	(11)
Marie-Catherine d'Aulnoy
Princess Zeineb and King Leopard	800	(5)
Jean-Paul Bignon
Beauty and the Beast	805	(11)
Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont
The Singing, Springing Lark	816	(27)
Jacob
Wilhelm Grimm
Author Biographies	821	(22)
Criticism	843	(138)
Cross-Cultural Connections and the Contamination of the Classical Fairy Tale	845	(24)
Jack Zipes
[The Mysterious Giovan Francesco Straparola, Founding Father of the Fairy Tale]	869	(10)
W. G. Waters
[The Fantastic Accomplishment of Giambattista Basile and His Tale of Tales]	879	(23)
Benedetto Croce
The Marvelous in Context: The Place of the Contes de Fees in Late Seventeenth-Century France	902	(31)
Lewis Seifert
Corps cadavres: Heroes and Heroines in the Tales of Perrault	933	(25)
Patricia Hannon
The Influence of Charles Perrault's Contes de ma Mere L'oie on German Folklore	958	(11)
Harry Velten
The Brothers Grimm as Collectors and Editors of German Folktales	969	(12)
Siegfried Neumann
Selected Bibliography	981