The Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault
$22.48
- Paperback
112 pages
- Release Date
4 July 2011
Summary
A new edition of Angela Carter’s wonderful translation of the most famous fairy tales, with a new introduction by Jack Zipes
In eighteenth-century France, Charles Perrault rescued from the oral tradition fairy tales that are known and loved even today by virtually all children in the West. Angela Carter came across Perrault’s work and set out to adapt the stories for modern readers of English. In breathing new life into these classic fables, she produced versions that live on as class…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141189956 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0141189959 |
| Author: | Angela Carter, Jack Zipes |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 112 |
| Release Date: | 4 July 2011 |
| Weight: | 82g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 130mm x 12mm |
| Series: | Penguin Modern Classics |
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About The Author
Angela Carter
Angela Carter (1940 - 1992) was an English novelist and journalist, known for her post-feminist magical realist and science fiction works.
Jack David Zipes is a Professor of German at the University of Minnesota whose publications and lectures on fairy tales have transformed research on fairy tales and their linguistic roots and socialization function.
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