Tales of Wonder: Retelling Fairy Tales through Picture Postcards

Description

A pictorial history of fairy-tale postcards from the late 1800s to the present, Tales of Wonder presents a fascinating look at how key scenes of fairy tales have been rendered over time, suggesting a rethinking and reliving of the tales through the years. Jack Zipes tells this intriguing history of the postcards as well as providing new perspectives on familiar stories.

Jack Zipes is professor emeritus of German and comparative literature at the University of Minnesota. He is an active storyteller in public schools and has worked with children's theaters in Europe and the United States. He is author of more than forty books, including The Brothers Grimm: From Enchanted Forests to the Modern World; Breaking the Magic Spell:Radical Theories of Folk and Fairy Tales; and Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales, Children, and the Culture Industry. Marina Warner writes fiction, criticism, and history. She received the 2012 National Book Critics Circle Award for Criticism.

"A veritable treasure trove of new imagery."-SurLaLune Fairy Tales Site "The illustrated cards are stunners, both for their vivid colors and their detail."-Star Tribune "Highly recommended for fairy tale enthusiasts, this beautifully produced book sheds light on an overlooked vehicle for the dissemination of fairy tales around the world."-Library Journal, starred review "Zipes is a formidable academic but he also has the populist touch when it comes to communicating the value of these tales and he is responsible for rediscovering and translating global wonder stories that would otherwise be lost to the world."-The LetterPress Project