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Tatar, Maria, 1945-

Title The hard facts of the Grimms' fairy tales / Maria Tatar.

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Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 1987.

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Location	Call No.	OPAC Message	Status
Axe Special Collections Whitehead	398.21 G882Dt 1987	---	Lib Use Only

Description	xxiv, 277 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-229) and indexes.
Contents	Sex and violence: the hard core of fairy tales -- Fact and fantasy: the art of reading fairy tales -- Victims and seekers: the family romance of fairy tales -- Born yesterday: the spear side -- Spinning tales: the distaff side -- From nags to witches: stepmothers and other ogres -- Taming the beast: Bluebeard and other monsters.
Subject	Kinder- und Hausmarchen.
	Grimm, Wilhelm, 1786-1859 -- Criticism and interpretation.
	Grimm, Jacob, 1785-1863 -- Criticism and interpretation.
	Fairy tales -- Germany -- History and criticism.
ISBN	0691014876 (pbk.)
	0691067228 (alk. paper) : $19.95
	9780691067223 (alk. paper)
	9780691014876 (pbk.)
Standard No.	UKM b9138088
	NLGGC 040363775
	NLGGC 111970172
	YDXCP 575588