![]() ![]() Read moreīeautifully presented and illustrated, with brilliant annotations, this large volume of fairy tales is for both children and adults. ![]() Tatar presents twenty-six classic stories - including "Beauty and the Beast," "Little Red Hiding Hood," "Jack and the Beanstalk," and "The Little Mermaid." She has personally retranslated the stories that did not appear originally in English and has also assembled over 300 often rare, mostly four-color photographs, paintings, and illustrations, creating a volume that will rank as one of the finest fairy tale collections in many decades. By providing children with powerful models for navigating reality, Tatar shows, these tales help children survive in a world ruled by adults. Challenging the notion that fairy tales can be read for their morals and used to make model citizens of little children, Tatar guides readers through the stories, exploring their historical origins, their cultural complexities, and their psychological effects. ![]() e field of folklore and children's literature. The Annotated Classic Fairy Tales celebrates the best-loved stories of childhood through the vision of Maria Tatar, a leading expert in th. Not since Bruno Bettelheim's The Uses of Enchantment has there been such an illuminating contribution to the world of children's fairy tales. ![]()
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