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Once Upon a Time: On the Nature of Fairy Tales Paperback – September 22, 1976
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This first paperback edition of the seminal work by the Swiss scholar Max Lüthi will be welcomed by folklorists for its informative survey of the various ways in which fairytales and related genres (local legends and saints' lives) may be read.
"Lüthi's lucid and intelligent book is refreshingly welcome." ―Sewanee Review
- Print length188 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherIndiana University Press
- Publication dateSeptember 22, 1976
- Dimensions5.35 x 0.52 x 8.19 inches
- ISBN-100253202035
- ISBN-13978-0253202031
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- Publisher : Indiana University Press (September 22, 1976)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 188 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0253202035
- ISBN-13 : 978-0253202031
- Item Weight : 8 ounces
- Dimensions : 5.35 x 0.52 x 8.19 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #636,412 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #1,511 in Folklore & Mythology Studies
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Lee Chadeayne is a former classical musician, college professor, and owner of a language translation company in Massachusetts. He was one of the charter members of the American Literary Translators Association and has been an active member of the American Translators Association since 1970. His translated works to date are primarily in the areas of music, art, language, history and general literature. Most recently this includes The Settlers of Catan by Rebecca Gablé, a historical novel about the Vikings and their search for a new world (2005) and The Copper Sign by Katja Fox, a medieval adventure in 12th-century England and France (2009) as well as numerous short stories. He presently serves as a copy editor for the American Arthritis Society newsletter and editor of the ALTA News of the American Literary Translators Association. As a scholar and student of both history and languages, especially Middle High German, he was especially drawn to the work of Oliver Pötzsch, author of the best-selling novel die Henkerstochter (The Hangman's Daughter) a compelling and colorful description of customs and life, including love, murder, superstitions, witchery and political intrigue during early 17th-century Germany in a small Bavarian city.
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I learned and his scholarship helped much.
Luthi devotes a full chapter to "The Image of Man in the Fairy Tale," a study of "the hero" without balancing that study with any discussion of the heroine. He also does not discuss villains as a category. Luthi's text is a useful introduction to the study of fairy tales but does not supply any truly relevant information for a higher level of study and analysis. Better choices are Maria Tatar and Jack Zipes.
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Fairy tales are unreal but they are true. I may have misquoted here but in essence the analysis of the key elements of a fairy tale help to unfold the genre and illustrate their lasting appeal to people of all ages. Seemingly a distnctly European form. I cannot recommend this work highly enough for anyone interested in the working of the mind and the awalening of the imagination. While being scholarly it is not pedantic but highly readable. A man in love with his subject and yet able to be objective about the art. Clearly well versed in all the familiar and not so familiar versions of these tales. Buy it. You won't be let down.