{"product_id":"why-fairy-tales-stick-jack-zipes-9780415977814","title":"Why Fairy Tales Stick: The Evolution and Relevance of a Genre","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn his latest book, fairy tales expert Jack Zipes explores the question of why some fairy tales \"work\" and others don't, why the fairy tale is uniquely capable of getting under the skin of culture and staying there. Why, in other words, fairy tales \"stick.\" Long an advocate of the fairy tale as a serious genre with wide social and cultural ramifications, Jack Zipes here makes his strongest case for the idea of the fairy tale not just as a collection of stories for children but a profoundly important genre.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhy Fairy Tales Stick \u003c\/em\u003econtains two chapters on the history and theory of the genre, followed by case studies of famous tales (including Cinderella, Snow White, and Bluebeard), followed by a summary chapter on the problematic nature of traditional storytelling in the twenty-first century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jack Zipes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415977819\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415977814\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.04lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.04w x 0.70d","brand":"Jack Zipes","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43987310838015,"sku":"9780415977814","price":46.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_98dfe329-fdee-49ab-a34e-d720982b9484.jpg?v=1683288224","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/why-fairy-tales-stick-jack-zipes-9780415977814","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}