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The witch must die : how fairy tales shape our lives / Sheldon Cashdan.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Cashdan, Sheldon.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Fairy tales--History and criticism.
- Fairy tales.
- Fairy tales--Social aspects.
- Physical Description:
- x, 283 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Basic Books, [1999]
- Summary:
- What accounts for the enduring charm of fairy tales? Where in the horror story of Hansel and Gretel's abandonment, and their subsequent committing of murder, does its archetypal power lie? Why do generations of parents continue to read this tale and others to children?
- In The Witch Must Die, Sheldon Cashdan explores how fairy tales help children deal with psychological conflicts by projecting their own internal struggles between good and evil onto the battles enacted by the characters in the stories. Rumpelstiltskin, Pinocchio, and Rapunzel vividly dramatize lust, envy avarice, and sloth on a safe stage, allowing children to confront their own "deadly sins".
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [273]-276) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0465091482
- OCLC:
- 41488681
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