Little Red Riding Hood and Other Classic French Fairy Tales

Little Red Riding Hood and Other Classic French Fairy Tales
Author :
Publisher : Penguin Paperbacks
Total Pages : 0
Release :
ISBN-10 : 0143120239
ISBN-13 : 9780143120230
Rating : 4/5 (230 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Little Red Riding Hood and Other Classic French Fairy Tales by : Jack Zipes

Download or read book Little Red Riding Hood and Other Classic French Fairy Tales written by Jack Zipes and published by Penguin Paperbacks. This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Alas for those girls who've refused the truth- The sweetest tongue has the sharpest tooth.' Arranged marriages, trials to win the princess, children lost in the woods, the transformation of humans into beasts, charms and curses, evil stepsisters, tests of love and courage-these are the motifs that touch readers so profoundly as they read these wonderful stories. Along with perennial favorites such as 'Little Red Riding Hood,' 'Sleeping Beauty,' 'Cinderella,' and 'Beauty and the Beast,' gathered hereare some of the most beloved tales, with an enduring power far beyond childhood. This superb collection of classic French fairy tales, translated by eminent folklore scholar Jack Zipes, captures the magic that makes these stories so special and will enchant modern readers of all ages.


Little Red Riding Hood and Other Classic French Fairy Tales Related Books

Little Red Riding Hood and Other Classic French Fairy Tales
Language: en
Pages: 0
Authors: Jack Zipes
Categories: Fairy tales
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011 - Publisher: Penguin Paperbacks

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

'Alas for those girls who've refused the truth- The sweetest tongue has the sharpest tooth.' Arranged marriages, trials to win the princess, children lost in th
Little Red Riding Hood, Cinderella, and Other Classic Fairy Tales of Charles Per
Language: en
Pages: 113
Authors: Angela Carter
Categories: Fiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2008-05-27 - Publisher: Penguin

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Ten beloved fairy tales, given new life by the one and only Angela Carter Little Red Riding Hood. Cinderella. Sleeping Beauty. Bluebeard. The Fairies. Many clas
The Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault
Language: en
Pages: 78
Authors: Angela Carter
Categories: Children's stories, French
Type: BOOK - Published: 2008 - Publisher: Penguin Classics

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

In Eighteenth Century France, Charles Perrault Rescued From The Oral Tradition Fairy Tales That Are Known And Loved Even Today By Virtually All Children In The
Old French Fairy Tales
Language: en
Pages: 300
Authors: Sophie Segur
Categories: Juvenile Fiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2010-05 - Publisher: Applewood Books

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This 1920 collection includes five timeless French fairy tales written by Comtesse De Segur and illustrated by the 19 year old Virginia Sterrett.
Little Red Riding Hood Uncloaked
Language: en
Pages: 289
Authors: Catherine Orenstein
Categories: Literary Collections
Type: BOOK - Published: 2003-07 - Publisher: Basic Books (AZ)

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Reveals the intricate sexual politics, moral ambiguities, and philosophical underpinnings of the folktale, tracing its history from the court of Louis XIV to it