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Fairy Tales and Fables from Weimar Days Edited and Translated by Jack Zipes "[Zipes does] what Walter Benjamin urges historians to do: he writes the history of those who were defeated and subsequently forgotten."—Anne Leblans, Journal of American Folklore Political "fairy tales" by progressive Weimar activists Deliberately transforming traditional German fairy tales and fables into utopian narratives and social commentary, political activists wrote the stories in this collection for progressive youth groups during the years of the German Weimar Republic, 1919 to 1933. Noted folklore scholar Jack Zipes has edited and translated these thirty-two tales by sixteen Weimar authors, who include such notable writers as Kurt Schwitters, Oskar Maria Graf, and Hermynia Zur Mühlen. Zipes has also provided an introduction, notes and bibliography, period illustrations, and concise biographies of the authors, many of whom were later killed, persecuted, or forced into exile by the Nazis. "A true masterpiece in the field of fairy tale anthologies.— [These tales] are invaluable literary, cultural, historical, and folkloristic expressions of Germany's attempt to move towards a democratic society.…Superb." —Wolfgang Mieder, author of The Politics of Proverbs Jack Zipes is professor of German at the University of Minnesota and the author or editor of some thirty books, including The Brothers Grimm: From Enchanted Forests to the Modern World; Fairy Tales and the Art of Subversion; Don't Bet on the Prince; and The Fairy Tales of Herman Hesse.   Media & bookseller inquiries regarding review copies, events, and interviews can be directed to the publicity department at publicity@uwpress.wisc.edu or (608) 263-0734. (If you want to examine a book for possible course use, please see our Course Books page. If you want to examine a book for possible rights licensing, please see Rights & Permissions.)

September 1997 224 pp.      16 illus.     5 x 8 1/2 ISBN 0-299-15744-X  Paper $14.95 t Add titles to your shopping cart by clicking on the "Add this book to cart" link above. You can submit your order electronically, paying for it with your credit card. Click here for a further explanation of the shopping cart feature Never ordered from us before? Read this first.

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