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Once upon a time there was truth: or, Why we need fairy tales
by Jack Zipes
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Fairy tales take us to a world where magic is commonplace, where wishing works, where the conflicts in our hearts are literalized in the world around us. The living, vibrant, democratic genre of the fairy tale draws stories from people and places all over the globe, and spreads them just as broadly. Yet in a world exhausted by war, famine, climate devastation, and political strife, are these tales still valid? Are they merely an escape, or are they something more? The eminent folklorist Jack Zipes argues here that fairy tales remain relevant and powerful, that they still speak truth to power. Indeed, he writes, we cannot do without them.
- Genres
- History
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- Yale University Press, [2026] ©
- ISBN
- 9780300282382
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