Fairy Tale Academia
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From the Beast to the Blonde: On Fairy Tales and Their Tellers
by:
Marina Warner
4.12 avg rating β 1,464 ratings 
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Forbidden Journeys: Fairy Tales and Fantasies by Victorian Women Writers
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Nina Auerbach
3.95 avg rating β 134 ratings 7. 
The Witch Must Die: The Hidden Meaning of Fairy Tales
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Sheldon Cashdan
3.91 avg rating β 700 ratings 8. 
Little Red Riding Hood Uncloaked: Sex, Morality, and the Evolution of a Fairy Tale 3.95 avg rating β 921 ratings
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The Owl, The Raven, and the Dove: The Religious Meaning of the Grimms' Magic Fairy Tales
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G. Ronald Murphy
4.29 avg rating β 87 ratings 10. 
Off with Their Heads! Fairy Tales and the Culture of Childhood
by:
Maria Tatar
3.99 avg rating β 273 ratings 
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The Great Fairy Tale Tradition: From Straparola and Basile to the Brothers Grimm: A Norton Critical Edition (Norton Critical Editions)
by:
Jack D. Zipes
4.24 avg rating β 413 ratings 14. 
Fearless Girls, Wise Women & Beloved Sisters: Heroines in Folktales from Around the World
by:
Kathleen Ragan
4.14 avg rating β 1,391 ratings 15. 
The Uses of Enchantment: The Meaning and Importance of Fairy Tales
by:
Bruno Bettelheim
3.83 avg rating β 6,186 ratings 16. 
Spinning Straw into Gold: What Fairy Tales Reveal About the Transformations in a Woman's Life
by:
Joan Gould
3.80 avg rating β 526 ratings 17. 
The Interpretation of Fairy Tales: Revised Edition (C. G. Jung Foundation Books Series) 4.15 avg rating β 1,207 ratings
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Breaking the Magic Spell: Radical Theories of Folk and Fairy Tales
by:
Jack D. Zipes
3.75 avg rating β 312 ratings 
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Medieval Folklore: A Guide to Myths, Legends, Tales, Beliefs, and Customs
by:
Carl Lindahl
4.09 avg rating β 187 ratings 
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Clever Maids: The Secret History of the Grimm Fairy Tales
by:
Valerie ParadiΕΎ
3.80 avg rating β 523 ratings 23. 
The Irresistible Fairy Tale: The Cultural and Social History of a Genre
by:
Jack D. Zipes
3.81 avg rating β 325 ratings 24. 
Touch Magic: Fantasy, Faerie & Folklore in the Literature of Childhood
by:
Jane Yolen
4.15 avg rating β 407 ratings 
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Strange and Secret Peoples: Fairies and Victorian Consciousness
by:
Carole G. Silver
3.87 avg rating β 143 ratings 
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At the Bottom of the Garden: A Dark History of Fairies, Hobgoblins, Nymphs, and Other Troublesome Things
by:
Diane Purkiss
3.73 avg rating β 326 ratings 
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Japanese Psyche: Major Motifs in the Fairy Tales of Japan
by:
Hayao Kawai
4.32 avg rating β 31 ratings 37. 
When Dreams Came True: Classical Fairy Tales and Their Tradition
by:
Jack D. Zipes
3.93 avg rating β 90 ratings 
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Her Stories: African American Folktales, Fairy Tales, and True Tales 4.39 avg rating β 619 ratings
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Meaning of Folklore: The Analytical Essays of Alan Dundes
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Alan Dundes
4.16 avg rating β 37 ratings 42. 
The Brothers Grimm: From Enchanted Forests to the Modern World
by:
Jack D. Zipes
3.91 avg rating β 122 ratings 44. 
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall: Women Writers Explore Their Favorite Fairy Tales
by:
Kate Bernheimer
3.93 avg rating β 454 ratings 
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Six Myths of Our Time: Little Angels, Little Monsters, Beautiful Beasts, and More
by:
Marina Warner
3.80 avg rating β 287 ratings 47. 
Teaching Fairy Tales (The Donald Haase Series in Fairy-Tale Studies)
by:
Nancy L. Canepa
really liked it 4.00 avg rating β 6 ratings 48. 
No Go, the Bogeyman: Scaring, Lulling, and Making Mock
by:
Marina Warner
4.03 avg rating β 257 ratings 49. 
Tales of Old Japan: Folklore, Fairy Tales, Ghost Stories and Legends of the Samurai 3.71 avg rating β 1,013 ratings
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Don't Tell the Grown-Ups: The Subversive Power of Children's Literature
by:
Alison Lurie
3.71 avg rating β 361 ratings 51. 
Beauty and the Beast and Other Classic French Fairy Tales
by:
Jack D. Zipes
4.20 avg rating β 426 ratings 
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Sleeping Beauties: Sleeping Beauty and Snow White Tales From Around the World 4.19 avg rating β 27 ratings
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Bluebeard Tales From Around the World (Surlalune Fairy Tale Series) 4.14 avg rating β 22 ratings
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The Initiatory Path in Fairy Tales: The Alchemical Secrets of Mother Goose
by:
Bernard Roger
3.25 avg rating β 16 ratings 
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Cinderella Tales From Around the World (Surlalune Fairy Tale Series) 4.22 avg rating β 32 ratings
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Rapunzel and Other Maiden in the Tower Tales From Around the World (SurLaLune Fairy Tale Series Book 2) 4.07 avg rating β 27 ratings
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The Grateful Dead Tales From Around the World (SurLaLune Fairy Tale Series) 4.33 avg rating β 3 ratings
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Animal Folklore: Beasts and Creatures in Tales, Myths, and Legends
by:
Margo Demello
0.00 avg rating β 0 ratings 71. 
The Stepmother in Fairy Tales: Bereavement and the Feminine Shadow really liked it 4.00 avg rating β 6 ratings
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Disfigured: On Fairy Tales, Disability, and Making Space
by:
Amanda Leduc
4.07 avg rating β 5,716 ratings 73. 
The Sorcerer's Apprentice: An Anthology of Magical Tales
by:
Jack D. Zipes
4.12 avg rating β 24 ratings 74. 
Celtic Tales: Fairy Tales and Stories of Enchantment from Ireland, Scotland, Brittany, and Wales
by:
Kate Forrester
3.98 avg rating β 2,377 ratings 75. 
The Original Folk and Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm
by:
Jacob Grimm
4.23 avg rating β 219,180 ratings 76. 
Beyond the Looking Glass: Extraordinary Works of Fairy Tale & Fantasy
by:
Jonathan Cott
4.02 avg rating β 81 ratings 77. 
Beyond the Glass Slipper: Ten Neglected Fairy Tales To Fall In Love With
by:
Kate Wolford
3.68 avg rating β 235 ratings 
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Bedtime Stories for Elders: What Fairy Tales Can Teach Us About the New Aging
by:
John C. Robinson
3.54 avg rating β 13 ratings 