{"product_id":"buried-treasures-jack-zipes-9780691244730","title":"Buried Treasures: The Power of Political Fairy Tales","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFascinating profiles of modern writers and artists who tapped the political potential of fairy tales\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJack Zipes has spent decades as a \"scholarly scavenger,\" discovering forgotten fairy tales in libraries, flea markets, used bookstores, and internet searches, and he has introduced countless readers to these remarkable works and their authors. In \u003ci\u003eBuried Treasures\u003c\/i\u003e, Zipes describes his special passion for uncovering political fairy tales of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, offers fascinating profiles of more than a dozen of their writers and illustrators, and shows why they deserve greater attention and appreciation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThese writers and artists used their remarkable talents to confront political oppression and economic exploitation by creating alternative, imaginative worlds that test the ethics and morals of the real world and expose hidden truths. Among the figures we meet here are ﾉdouard Laboulaye, a jurist who wrote acute fairy tales about justice; Charles Godfrey Leland, a folklorist who found other worlds in tales of Native Americans, witches, and Roma; Kurt Schwitters, an artist who wrote satirical, antiauthoritarian stories; Mariette Lydis, a painter who depicted lost-and-found souls; Lisa Tetzner, who dramatized exploitation by elites; Felix Salten, who unveiled the real meaning of Bambi's dangerous life in the forest; and Gianni Rodari, whose work showed just how political and insightful fantasy stories can be. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDemonstrating the uncanny power of political fairy tales, \u003ci\u003eBuried Treasures\u003c\/i\u003e also shows how their fictional realities not only enrich our understanding of the world but even give us tools to help us survive.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jack Zipes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0691244731\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691244730\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/04\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 5.60w x 1.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/14\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2024","brand":"Jack Zipes","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44079765717247,"sku":"9780691244730","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9f48e925-3534-402e-b7d0-3efe367c24e9.jpg?v=1685483017","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/buried-treasures-jack-zipes-9780691244730","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}