Green Magic

NOTE EDITORE

With a Preface and biographies from Jack Zipes, as well as the original illustrations by Violet Brunton, this collection of fairy tales originally published by the award-winning Romer Wilson – Green Magic (1928), Silver Magic (1929), and Red Magic (1930) – offers a combination of classic fairy tales, alongside lesser-known, global and diverse tales. Green Magic contains many traditional fairy tales, including “Rapunzel” by Grimm, “Ali Baba” by Diyab and Galland, and “Puss in Boots” by Perrault, as well as previously unknown tales, such as “The Golden Twins” by Iperescu and “The Brotherless Girl” by an anonymous author. It was Romer Wilson’s intention to combine the familiar with the unknown, and introduce authors and cultures from a variety of countries. As a researcher, she uncovered a remarkable amount of stories from other countries that remain unknown today. The collection gives voice to unique and intriguing tales that inspire children to have a better understanding of how people and their stories are alike despite major differences. Through his Preface and commentary, Jack Zipes shows how all three books are a means to bring people together in the name of peace and justice. These books will therefore be of interest to anyone researching or studying fairy tales, folklore, and children’s literature, as well as global or comparative literature and social justice.

SOMMARIO

CONTENTS Preface -Jack Zipes Introduction -Romer Wilson Puss in Boots - Charles Perrault Fortunatus and the Wishing Cap - Laura Valentine The Round Castle of the Red Sea - Charles Marius Barbeau and Gregory MacDonald The Wolf’s Bride - Diamond Jenness The Musicians of Bremen - Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm Rapunzel - Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm The Shirt Collar -Hans Christian Andersen The Ut-Röst Cormorants -Peter Christen Asbjörnsen andEngebretsen Moe The Nightingale -Hans Christian Andersen The Lake Princess - Herbert Giles and Pu Singling Ali Baba - Antoine Galland The Man Who Understood Animals’ Conversation -Charles Fillingham Coxwell The Brotherless Girl -Charles Fillingham Coxwell The Water King and the Wise Vasilissa -William Ralston Foolish John - Charles Fillingham Coxwell The Golden Apple-Tree and the Nine Peahens - Elodie L. Mijaatowitch Stan Bolovan -Mite Kremnizt The Golden Twins -Peter Isperescu Perseus - Charles Kingsley Tom, Dick and Harry -Ignacz Kunos

AUTORE

Jack Zipes is Professor Emeritus of German and comparative literature at the University of Minnesota. In addition to his scholarly work, he is an active storyteller in public schools and has written and translated fairy tales for children and adults. Some of his recent publications include: Grimm Legacies: The Magic Power of Fairy Tales (2014) and The Sorcerer’s Apprentice: An Anthology of Magical Tales (2017). In 2019, he founded his own press called Little Mole and Honey Bear and has published The Giant Ohl and Tiny Tim (2019), Johnny Breadless (2020), Yussuf the Ostrich (2020), Keedle the Great and All You Want to Know about Fascism (2020) and Tistou, The Boy with the Green Thumbs of Peace (2021).

ALTRE INFORMAZIONI

• Condizione: Nuovo
• ISBN: 9781032285818
• Dimensioni: 9.75 x 6.75 in Ø 1.28 lb
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Illustration Notes: 54 b/w images, 7 color images, 7 color halftones and 54 line drawings
• Pagine Arabe: 194
• Pagine Romane: x