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Justlisteningornot
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(7/16/01 10:17:24 am)
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Just interested...
I'm interested in fairytales,and my friend and I want to do a project for school on them. However, I really don't know that much about them. We want to know the real stories and the origins, not the "watered down" versions some books give. We will most likely be doing western fairytales, and if anyone could give us some useful links or information, I would appreciate that very much.
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Kate
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(7/16/01 10:46:37 am)
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The Classic Fairy Tales
I find Maria Tatar's THE CLASSIC FAIRY TALES (A Norton Critical Edition) to be a very good introduction to the origins of many familiar fairy tales (and, in this volume, lots of West European versions). She gives different versions of certain tale types (Red Riding Hood, Cinderella, Bluebeard, Hansel and Gretel, etc.) along with lucid and engaging introductions to each type, to contextualize the changes in them over time. There are also critical essays in the back of the book to round out the fairy tale scholarship.
There are many other editions that provide good, solid information about the "original" (unwatered down) tales, but I have found this to be the best introduction for my students, and I think it would work in the way you describe your interest.
I'm sure others have other thoughts . . . I mean, I could suggest at least ten titles, but I think Tatar's book is a terrific place to start.
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