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History and Criticism
The Natural History of Make-Believe: A Guide to the
Principal Works of Britain, Europe, and America - Ref 808.89282/Gol
-- Anthology with excerpts and critical information on genre, as well as specific works and authors.
The Uses of Enchantment: The Meaning and Importance of Fairy Tales - 398.2/Bet (YA)
-- Good source on general fairy tale background, with a Freudian interpretation and critical point of view.
Fairy Tales (Literary Movements and Genres Series.) - YA 398.2/Fai
-- Provides sections such as Characteristics, Writers and Collections, Analyzing, Influence on Literature, Assestment of Genre,and Chronology with many essays on each topic appropriate for high school and undergraduate students. It also has a great index.
Fairy Tale as Myth: Myth as Fairy TaleLexington - 398/Zip (YA)
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales, Children, and the Culture Industry - 398.202/Zip (YA)
Sticks and Stones: The Troublesome Success of Children's Literature from Slovenly Peter to Harry Potter - 809/Zip (YA)
-- Zipes argues that commercialism in the American children's literature market is detrimental to creativity and freedom to make great literature.
When Dreams Came True: Classical Fairy Tales and Their Tradition - 398.21/Zip (YA)
Tolkien, J.R.R. "On Fairy-Stories." Poems and Stories. Illus. Pauline Baynes. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1994 (1965). 342p. Subject: Fairy Tales-History and Criticism.
-- Tolkien's essay "On Fairy Stories" is central to an understanding of his work. In it, he discusses the nature of fairy stories, arguing that they should not be treated as stories written only for children, and emphasizes how they are as relevant and universal as any form of fiction.
NOTE: This essay is only available through
Interlibrary Loan. It could take a week or more to arrive at Massillon Public Library after a request has been made for it.
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Original Stories for Film and Television
The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns. Dir. John Henderson. Writ. Peter Barnes. Perf. Randy Quaid, Colm Meaney, Daniel Betts, Kieran Culkin, Roger Daltry, Zoe Wanamaker, and Whoopi Goldberg. DVD. Hallmark Home Entertainment and Artisan Home Entertainment. 1999. 1 disc.. Subjects: Fairy Tales/ Fantasy Films/ Leprechauns.
Note: This item is also available as a tie-in print book
10th Kingdom. Dir. David Carson and Herbert Wise. Writ. Simon Moore. Perf. Kimberly Williams, Scott Cohen, John Laroquette, Diane Wiest, Daniel Lepaine, Rutger Hauer, and Ed O'Neill. DVD. Hallmark Home Entertainment and Artisan Home Entertainment. 2000. 2 or 3 discs. Subjects: Fairy Tales/ Fantasy Films.
Note: This item is also available as a tie-in print book
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Film and Television Adaptations
Arabian Nights. Dir. Steve Barron. Perf. Dougray Scott, Rufus Sewell, Jason Scott Lee, et al. DVD. Hallmark Home Entertainment and Artisan Home Entertainment. 2000 (2001). 1 disc. Subjects: Fairy Tales/ Fantasy Films/ Folklore-Arabia.
Note: This item is also available as a tie-in print book
Ever After: A Cinderella Story. Dir. Andy Tennant. Writ. Susannah Grant, Andy Tennant, and Rick Parks. Perf. Drew Barrymore, Dougray Scott, and Angelica Houston. DVD. 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment. 1998. 1 disc.
Subjects: Feature Films/ Fairy Tales-Modern-Adaptation.
Note: This item is also available as a tie-in print book
The Princess Bride. Dir. Rob Reiner. Writ. William Goldman. Perf. Cary ElwesRobin Wright, Mandy Patinkin, Chris Sarandon, Peter Falk, Wallace Shawn, Andre the Giant, Christopher Guest, and Billy Crystal. , DVD. MGM Home Entertainment2000 (1987). 1 disc. Subjects: Fantasy Film/ Fairy Tales-Modern-Adaptation.
Note: This item is also available in its original, longer print version.
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Classic Tales
Peter Pan by J. M. Barrie
YA/PB/FAN
Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll
YA/FIC/FAN
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Modern Adaptations
The Rose and the Beast: Fairy Tales Retold by Francesca Lia Block
YA/FIC/FAN
-- Nine classic fairy tales set in modern, settings with many twists.
White as Snow (Fairy Tale Series.) by Tanith Lee
YA/FIC/FAN
Beauty: A Retelling of the Story Beauty and the Beast Retold by Robin McKinley
YA/FIC
-- Kind Beauty, the ugly sister of the family whose real name is Honor, grows to love the Beast at whose castle she is compelled to stay in order to save her father.
Outlaws of Sherwood. by Robin McKinley
YA/FIC
-- This version is a feminist retelling of the tale for the adventures of Robin Hood and his band of outlaws who live in Sherwood Forest in 12th century England.
Monkey King by Kathryn Wesley
YA/PB/FAN
-- This television movie tie in book retells the ancient Chinese story of the Monkey King, a teacher who helps a traveller escape from the world he is thrown into unknowingly.
Briar Rose by Jane Yolen
YA/FIC
-- This novel retells the story of Sleeping Beauty within the setting of the Holocaust.
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