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The Castle of Truth and Other Revolutionary Tales
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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The Castle of Truth and Other Revolutionary Tales
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Hermynia Zur Muhlen
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Edited by Jack Zipes
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Translated by Jack Zipes
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| Series | Oddly Modern Fairy Tales |
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:216 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 197,Width 140 |
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| Category/Genre | Literature - history and criticism |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780691201252
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| Classifications | Dewey:833.912 |
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| Illustrations |
17 b/w illus.
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Princeton University Press
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| Imprint |
Princeton University Press
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| Publication Date |
21 April 2020 |
| Publication Country |
United States
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Description
A collection of radical political fairy tales-some in English for the first time-from one of the great female practitioners of the genre Hermynia Zur Muhlen (1883-1951), one of the twentieth century's great political writers, was not seemingly destined for a revolutionary, unconventional literary career. Born in Vienna to an aristocratic Catholi
Author Biography
Jack Zipes is the translator of The Original Folk and Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm and editor of The Sorcerer's Apprentice (both Princeton), as well as editor of The Great Fairy Tale Tradition (Norton). He is professor emeritus of German and comparative literature at the University of Minnesota.
Reviews"It is striking how Zur Mu hlen's tales speak to our times, challenging political oppression, systemic inequality, corruption, and untruths. By drawing attention to her work, Zipes demonstrates once again how fairy tales provide an alternative way of challenging authority and inspiring resistance to lies. . . . Zur Mu hlen's tales are narratives of truth that are powerfully enlightening and empowering to readers."---Larissa Rudova, European Legacy
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