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Smack-Bam, or The Art of Governing Men - Political Fairy Tales of Edouard Laboulaye (Paperback) Loot Price: R493
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Smack-Bam, or The Art of Governing Men - Political Fairy Tales of Edouard Laboulaye (Paperback): Edouard Laboulaye

Smack-Bam, or The Art of Governing Men - Political Fairy Tales of Edouard Laboulaye (Paperback)

Edouard Laboulaye; Edited by Jack Zipes

Series: Oddly Modern Fairy Tales

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Wry political fairy tales from a nineteenth-century politician that speak to our current times Edouard Laboulaye (1811-1883), one of nineteenth-century France's most prominent politicians and an instrumental figure in establishing the Statue of Liberty, was also a prolific writer of fairy tales. Smack-Bam, or The Art of Governing Men brings together sixteen of Laboulaye's most artful stories in new translations. Filled with biting social commentary and strong notions of social justice, these rediscovered tales continue to impart lessons today. Inspired by folktales from such places as Estonia, Germany, Iceland, and Italy, Laboulaye's deceptively entertaining stories explore the relationships between society and the ruling class. In "Briam the Fool," the hero refuses the queen's hand after he kills the king. In "Zerbino the Bumpkin," the king and prime minister are idiots, while the king's daughter runs away with a woodcutter to an enchanted island. And in the title story, "Smack-Bam, or The Art of Governing Men," a superficial prince is schooled by a middle-class woman who smacks him when he won't engage in his lessons and follows him across Europe until he falls in love with her. In these worlds, shallow aristocrats come to value liberty, women are as assertive and intelligent as men, and protagonists experience compassion as they learn of human suffering. With an introduction by leading fairy-tale scholar Jack Zipes that places Laboulaye's writing in historical context, Smack-Bam, or The Art of Governing Men presents spirited tales from the past that speak to contemporary life.

General

Imprint: Princeton University Press
Country of origin: United States
Series: Oddly Modern Fairy Tales
Release date: November 2018
First published: 2018
Authors: Edouard Laboulaye
Editors: Jack Zipes
Dimensions: 197 x 140 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - Trade
Pages: 288
ISBN-13: 978-0-691-18186-8
Categories: Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Myths & mythology
Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > 19th century
Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Novels, other prose & writers > General
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Customs & folklore > Folklore
Books > Religion & Spirituality > Myths & mythology
LSN: 0-691-18186-1
Barcode: 9780691181868

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