"The present volume contains thirty-five fairy tales by nineteen writers, presented chronologically by author"--Introduction.

Ever since its early modern inception as a literary genre unto its own, the fairy tale has frequently provided authors with a textual space in which to reflect

A collection of magical Italian folk and fairy tales—most in English for the first time The Pomegranates and Other Modern Italian Fairy Tales presents twenty

The Fairy Tale World is a definitive volume on this ever-evolving field. The book draws on recent critical attention, contesting romantic ideas about timeless t

"Although the influence of the Brothers Grimm on folklore in virtually every country in the West has been widely studied, a similar development in the early par