Green Magic

The World's Best Fairy Tales Collected and Arranged by Romer Wilson
1. Auflage 2022
ISBN: 978-1-032-28581-8
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 204 Seiten, Format (B × H): 175 mm x 250 mm, Gewicht: 544 g

With a Preface and biographies from Jack Zipes, as well as the original illustrations by Violet Brunton, this collection of fairy tales originally published by the award-winning Romer Wilson – Green Magic (1928), Silver Magic (1929), and Red Magic (1930) – offers a combination of classic fairy tales, alongside lesser-known, global and diverse tales.

Green Magic contains many traditional fairy tales, including “Rapunzel” by Grimm, “Ali Baba” by Diyab and Galland, and “Puss in Boots” by Perrault, as well as previously unknown tales, such as “The Golden Twins” by Iperescu and “The Brotherless Girl” by an anonymous author. It was Romer Wilson’s intention to combine the familiar with the unknown, and introduce authors and cultures from a variety of countries. As a researcher, she uncovered a remarkable amount of stories from other countries that remain unknown today. The collection gives voice to unique and intriguing tales that inspire children to have a better understanding of how people and their stories are alike despite major differences.

Through his Preface and commentary, Jack Zipes shows how all three books are a means to bring people together in the name of peace and justice. These books will therefore be of interest to anyone researching or studying fairy tales, folklore, and children’s literature, as well as global or comparative literature and social justice.

Zielgruppe

Academic, General, Postgraduate, Undergraduate Advanced, and Undergraduate Core

Autoren/Hrsg.

Zipes, Jack

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Kinder- und Jugendliteratur, Märchen, Mythen, Sagen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

CONTENTS



Preface - Jack Zipes

Introduction - Romer Wilson

Puss in Boots - Charles Perrault

Fortunatus and the Wishing Cap - Laura Valentine

The Round Castle of the Red Sea - Charles Marius Barbeau and Gregory MacDonald

The Wolf’s Bride - Diamond Jenness

The Musicians of Bremen - Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm

Rapunzel - Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm

The Shirt Collar - Hans Christian Andersen

The Ut-Röst Cormorants - Peter Christen Asbjörnsen and Engebretsen Moe

The Nightingale - Hans Christian Andersen

The Lake Princess - Herbert Giles and Pu Singling

Ali Baba - Antoine Galland

The Man Who Understood Animals’ Conversation -Charles Fillingham Coxwell

The Brotherless Girl -Charles Fillingham Coxwell

The Water King and the Wise Vasilissa -William Ralston

Foolish John - Charles Fillingham Coxwell

The Golden Apple-Tree and the Nine Peahens - Elodie L. Mijaatowitch

Stan Bolovan - Mite Kremnizt

The Golden Twins - Peter Isperescu

Perseus - Charles Kingsley

Tom, Dick and Harry - Ignacz Kunos

Über Autor(innen)

Jack Zipes is Professor Emeritus of German and comparative literature at the University of Minnesota. In addition to his scholarly work, he is an active storyteller in public schools and has written and translated fairy tales for children and adults. Some of his recent publications include: Grimm Legacies: The Magic Power of Fairy Tales (2014) and The Sorcerer’s Apprentice: An Anthology of Magical Tales (2017). In 2019, he founded his own press called Little Mole and Honey Bear and has published The Giant Ohl and Tiny Tim (2019), Johnny Breadless (2020), Yussuf the Ostrich (2020), Keedle the Great and All You Want to Know about Fascism (2020) and Tistou, The Boy with the Green Thumbs of Peace (2021).