Princes, Frogs and Ugly Sisters The Healing Power of the Grimm Brothers' Tales

by Hunter, Dr. Allan

• ISBN13: 9781844091843
• ISBN10: 1844091848
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-08-01
• Publisher: Findhorn Press

Summary

"You have to kiss a lot of frogs before you find a prince" - at least that's what people say. But what if the princess never kissed that frog? What if that whole episode was invented by Walt Disney Studios? Have you been trying to run your romantic life by depending on inaccurate information? What if the original story says something completely different?

Author Biography

Dr. Allan G. Hunter is a professor of literature, a counselor, a therapist, and the author of nine books about the regenerative power of writing and literature, including The Six Archetypes of Love and Stories We Need to Know. He lives in Watertown, Massachusetts.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. 7
Introduction: Why We Need Fairy Tales	p. 9
"The Frog-King": It's All About Sex	p. 27
"Faithful John": A Story of Parents, Jealousy, and Pride	p. 35
"Brother and Sister": Boy and Girls Grow Up Differently and see Marriage Differently	p. 49
"The Three Spinners" and "Rapunzel": The Nature of the Tales and Thwarted Young Love	p. 57
"Cinderella": Sexual Maturation and Self-Empowerment: The Real Story	p. 65
"The Girl Without Hands" and "The Robber Bridegroom": The Question of Good and Evil	p. 75
"Little Snow-White" and "Allerleirauh": Sexual Rivalry, Narcissism, and Incest	p. 83
"Hans the Hedgehog" and "The Donkey": Parental Rejection and the Recovering of Personal Authenticity	p. 97
"The Three Feathers": The Descent Into the Self	p. 105
"The Skillful Huntsman": Controlling the Passions	p. 113
"The Two Kings' Children": Families and Forgetting	p. 123
Beowulf and "The Golden Bird": The Three Tests	p. 133
"The Glass Coffin": Growing Courage	p. 141
"Little Briar-Rose": Family Birth Order; Sleep As Metaphor	p. 151
Afterword: Why These Particular Tales?	p. 157
Appendix: The Historical Context	p. 163
End Notes	p. 167
Select Bibliography	p. 173
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