Books written by Maria Tatar
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A heroína de 1001 faces: O resgate do protagonismo feminino na narrativa exclusivamente masculina da jornada do herói
Para a renomada psicóloga e professora da Escola de Medicina de Harvard, Susan David, a resposta é uma: Agilidade Emocional. Depois de estudar por mais de 20 anos as emoções e autorealização, Susan descobriu que, por mais inteligentes ...
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Beauty and the Beast: Classic Tales About Animal Brides and Grooms from Around the World
The “tale as old as time,” in versions from across the centuries and around the world—published to coincide with Disney’s live-action 3D musical film starring Emma Watson, Ian McKellen, Ewan McGregor, Audra McDonald, Kevin Kline, ...
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The Classic Fairy Tales: Texts, Criticism
Focusing on six types of tales in variants from around the world, essays explore the genre, cultural implications, and critical history.
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The New Annotated African American Folktales
Presenting these tales with illuminating annotations and hundreds of revelatory illustrations, The Annotated African American Folktales reminds us that stories not only move, entertain, and instruct but, more fundamentally, inspire and keep ...
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The Fairies Return: Or, New Tales for Old
"--Stephen Benson, University of East Anglia "This is a welcome new edition of a collection that updated and breathed new life into the fairy tale."--Cristina Bacchilega, author of Postmodern Fairy Tales
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The Fairest of Them All: Snow White and 21 Tales of Mothers and Daughters
Then she told them how her stepmother had tried to kill her and how the huntsman had spared her life. She had run all day long until she ... She went to the mirror and said, “Mirror, mirror, on the wall, Who's the fairest of them all?
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The Hard Facts of the Grimms' Fairy Tales: Expanded Edition
... a Fairy Tale,” Children's Literature 13 (1985): 2 15–19. John Ellis argues that the source material collected by the Grimms was “completely recast and rewritten” and that it was already far removed from the “folk” (One Fairy Story Too Many ...
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The Hard Facts of the Grimms' Fairy Tales
This expanded edition includes a new preface and an appendix featuring translations of six tales with commentary by Maria Tatar.
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Spellbound: Studies on Mesmerism and Literature
These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions.
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The Annotated Classic Fairy Tales
In this illuminating work, a leading expert in the field of folklore guides readers through 26 fairy tales, exploring their historical origins, their cultural complexities, and their psychological effects on children.
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The Classic Fairy Tales: Texts, Criticism
It is without doubt the most well organized selection of literary fairy tales and critical commentaries currently available. Students love it." --Lita Barrie, California State University, Los Angeles
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The Grimm Reader: The Classic Tales Of The Brothers Grimm
Maria Tatar’s engaging preface provides readers with the historical and cultural context to understand what these stories meant and their contemporary resonance.