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The Sorcerer's Apprentice: An Anthology of Magical Tales

Hardback

Main Details

Title The Sorcerer's Apprentice: An Anthology of Magical Tales
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Jack Zipes
Illustrated by Natalie Frank
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:432
Dimensions(mm): Height 235,Width 152
Category/GenreAnthologies
Literature - history and criticism
ISBN/Barcode 9780691172651
ClassificationsDewey:398.2
Audience
General
Illustrations 20 halftones.

Publishing Details

Publisher Princeton University Press
Imprint Princeton University Press
Publication Date 4 April 2017
Publication Country United States

Description

A diverse new anthology that traces the meaning and magic of the sorcerer's apprentice tale throughout history "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" might conjure up images of Mickey Mouse from the Disney film Fantasia, or of Harry Potter. As this anthology reveals, however, "sorcerer's apprentice" tales--in which a young person rebels against, or complies

Author Biography

Jack Zipes is the editor and translator of The Original Folk and Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm (Princeton) and the editor of The Great Fairy Tale Tradition (Norton). He is professor emeritus of German and comparative literature at the University of Minnesota. Natalie Frank is an American artist currently living and working in New York City. Her work is held in multiple museum collections, including the Whitney Museum of American Art and the Brooklyn Museum.

Reviews

"[A]n eclectic collection ... spanning millennia and continents."--Cameron Woodhead, Sydney Morning Herald "[A] comprehensive anthology... [A]lso of note are artist Frank's gorgeous illustrations."--Library Journal "It is not often that a new book comes along that is both a breakthrough in scholarly terms and also a magnificent work of art. Jack Zipes's The Sorcerer's Apprentice, illustrated by Natalie Frank, is both."--Maria Tatar, Breezes from Wonderland