Fairy Tale as Myth/Myth as Fairy Tale

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Publication of this volume was made possible in part by a grant from the Gaines Center for the Humanities, which initiated and supports the Thomas D. Clark Lectureship Series. Copyright© 1994 by The University Press of Kentucky Scholarly publisher for the Commonwealth, serving Bellarmine College, Berea College, Centre College of Kentucky, Eastern Kentucky University, The Filson Club Historical Society, Georgetown College, Kentucky Historical Society, Kentucky State University, Morehead State University, Murray State University, Northern Kentucky University, Transylvania University, University of Kentucky, University of Louisville, and Western Kentucky University. All rights reserved. Editorial and Sales Offices: The University Press of Kentucky 663 South Limestone Street, Lexington, Kentucky 40508-4008 02 03 5 4 Permission has been granted by the publishers to reprint the following essays in revised form: "The Origins of the Fairy Tale or, How Script Was Used to Tame the Beast in Us," in Children and Their Books, ed. Gillian Avery and Julia Briggs (Oxford: Oxford Univ. Press, 1989), 119-34; "Spreading Myths about Fairy Tales: A Critical Commentary on Robert Bly's Iron John," New German Critique 55 (Winter 1992): 3-20; "Recent Trends in the Contemporary American Fairy Tale," Journal ofthe Fantastic in the Arts 5 (1992): 13-41; "Spinning with Fate: Rumplestiltskin and the Decline of Female Productivity," Journal of Western Folklore 52 (January 1993): 43-60. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Zipes, Jack David Fairy tale as myth/myth as fairy tale I Jack Zipes. p. em.- (The Thomas D. Clark lectures: 1993) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-8131-1890-5. -ISBN 0-8131-0834-9 (pbk.) 1. Fairy tales-History and criticism. 2. Fairy tales-Classification. I. Title. GR550.Z56 1994 398.21-dc20 94-13777 This book is printed on acid-free recycled paper meeting the requirements of the American National Standard for Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials. Manufactured in the United States of America FOR Judy Pasamanick and Catherine Velay-Vallantin who have inspired my work on both sides of the ocean ] Project MUSE (2024-04-26 07:36 GMT) This page intentionally left blank ...