Fascinating profiles of modern writers and artists who tapped the
political potential of fairy tales Jack Zipes has spent decades as
a “scholarly scavenger,” discovering forgotten fairy tales in
libraries, flea markets, used bookstores, and internet searches,
and he has introduced countless readers to these remarkable works
and their authors. In Buried Treasures, Zipes describes his special
passion for uncovering political fairy tales of the nineteenth and
twentieth centuries, offers fascinating profiles of more than a
dozen of their writers and illustrators, and shows why they deserve
greater attention and appreciation. These writers and artists used
their remarkable talents to confront political oppression and
economic exploitation by creating alternative, imaginative worlds
that test the ethics and morals of the real world and expose hidden
truths. Among the figures we meet here are Édouard Laboulaye, a
jurist who wrote acute fairy tales about justice; Charles Godfrey
Leland, a folklorist who found other worlds in tales of Native
Americans, witches, and Roma; Kurt Schwitters, an artist who wrote
satirical, antiauthoritarian stories; Mariette Lydis, a painter who
depicted lost-and-found souls; Lisa Tetzner, who dramatized
exploitation by elites; Felix Salten, who unveiled the real meaning
of Bambi’s dangerous life in the forest; and Gianni Rodari, whose
work showed just how political and insightful fantasy stories can
be. Demonstrating the uncanny power of political fairy tales,
Buried Treasures also shows how their fictional realities not only
enrich our understanding of the world but even give us tools to
help us survive.
General
| Imprint: |
Princeton University Press
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| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
April 2023 |
| Firstpublished: |
2023 |
| Authors: |
Jack Zipes
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| Dimensions: |
216 x 140mm (L x W) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| Pages: |
272 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-691-24473-0 |
| Categories: |
Books
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| LSN: |
0-691-24473-1 |
| Barcode: |
9780691244730 |
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