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The Sorcerer's Apprentice : An Anthology of Magical Tales / Jack Zipes.
- Format:
- Book
- Standardized Title:
- Sorcerer's apprentice (Princeton University Press : 2017)
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Fairy tales.
- Children's literature, English.
- Children's literature, American.
- Fairy tales--Adaptations.
- Genre:
- Adaptations
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (404 pages) : illustrations
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2017]
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Summary:
- 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 with, an authority who holds the keys to magical powers-have been told through the centuries, in many languages and cultures, from classical times to today. This unique and beautifully illustrated book brings together more than fifty sorcerer's apprentice stories by a plethora of writers, including Ovid, Sir Walter Scott, and the Brothers Grimm. From Goethe's "The Pupil in Magic" to A. K. Ramanujan's "The Guru and His Disciple," this expansive collection presents variations of a classic passed down through countries and eras.Readers enter worlds where household objects are brought to life and shape-shifting occurs from human to animal and back again. We meet two types of apprentice: "The Humiliated Apprentice," a foolish bumbler who wields magic ineffectively and promotes obedience to authority; and "The Rebellious Apprentice" who, through ambition and transformative skills, promotes empowerment and self-awareness. In an extensive introduction, esteemed fairy-tale scholar Jack Zipes discusses the significance and meaning of the apprentice stories, the contradictions in popular retellings, and the importance of magic as a tool of resistance against figures who abuse their authority. Twenty specially commissioned black-and-white illustrations by noted artist Natalie Frank bring the stories to visual life.The Sorcerer's Apprentice enlightens and entertains readers with enduring, spellbinding tales of sorcery that have been with us through the ages.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Figures
- Preface
- Notes and Acknowledgments
- Introduction. The Sorcerer's Apprentice, Harry Potter, and Why Magic Matters
- Part I. The Humiliated Apprentice Tales
- Early Tales
- Eucrates and Pancrates (CA. 170 CE) / Samosata, Lucian of
- The Story of the Brahmin Padmanaba and the Young Hassan (1707) / Croix, François Pétis de la
- The Pupil in Magic (1798) / Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von
- Nineteenth-Century Tales
- Cornelius Agrippa's Bloody Book (1801) / Southey, Robert
- The Last Exorciser (1838) / Scott, Sir Walter
- The Book of Magic (1874) / Naaké, John
- The Master and His Pupil; or, The Magic Book (1884) / Fryer, Alfred Cooper
- The Lady's Fifth Story (1886) / Zāda, Sheykh
- The Blacksmith and the Devil (1890) / Hodgetts, Edith
- Twentieth-Century Tales
- The Rash Magician (1916) / Francis, Henry Thomas
- The Sorcerer's Apprentice (1941) / Rostron, Richard
- The Mojo (1956) / Dorson, Richard
- The Do-All Ax (1957) / Courlander, Harold
- Part II. The Rebellious Apprentice Tales
- Erysichthon and Mestra (8 CE) / Ovid
- The Saga of the Well-and-Wise-Walking Khan (ca. 3rd Century to 11th Century) / Busk, Rachel Harriette
- Bhavašarman and the Two Witches (ca. 1070) / Somadeva
- The Magician's Apprentice (ca. 1220) / Attār, Farīd al-Dīn'
- Maestro Lattantio and His Apprentice Dionigi (1553) / Straparola, Giovan Francesco
- The Deceiver Shall Be Deceived (ca. 1770) / Sastri, Sangendhi Mahalingam Natesa
- The Nimble Thief and His Master (1819) / Grimm, Jacob / Grimm, Wilhelm
- The Sorcerer and His Apprentice (1839) / Woycicki, Kazimierz Wladyslaw
- The Devil and His Pupil (1845) / Schott, Arthur / Schott, Albert
- The Magic Combat (1857) / Bechstein, Ludwig
- The Teacher and His Pupil (1864) / Hahn, Johann Georg von
- The Tuft of Wild Beet (1875) / Pitrè, Giuseppe
- Oh, Relief! (1875) / Comparetti, Domenico
- The Magician and His Servant (1885) / Luzel, François-Marie
- Farmer Weathersky (1888) / Dasent, George Webbe
- The Fisherman's Son and the Gruagach of Tricks (1890) / Curtin, Jerome
- The Wonderful Trade (1890) / Hodgetts, Edith
- The Story of Ali the Merchant and the Brahmin (1892) / Swynnerton, Charles
- The Tale of the Sorcerer (1902) / Wiener, Leo
- The Twelfth Captain's Tale (ca. 1904) / Mardrus, Joseph Charles
- The Battle of the Enchanters (1907) / Gardner, Fletcher
- The Black King of Morocco (1908) / Buchan, Peter
- The Boy Who Learnt Magic (1909) / Bompas, Cecil Henry
- The Magician's Heart (1912) / Nesbit, Edith
- The Two Magicians (1916) / Barbeau, Claude-Marius
- The Forest Dweller (1917) / Hesse, Hermann
- Red Magic (1921) / Broun, Heywood
- The Mysterious Book (1921) / Fansler, Dean
- The Battle of the Enchanters (1923) / Parsons, Elsie Clews
- The Sorcerer's Apprentice (1926) / Pramberger, Romuald
- The Mistress of Magic (1926) / MacManus, Seumas
- The Two Magicians (1937) / Carrière, Joseph Médard
- The High Sheriff and His Servant (1958) / Brewer, John Mason
- The Man and His Son (1962) / Saucier, Corinne
- The Magician and His Disciple (1997) / Ramanujan, A. K.
- Part III. Krabat Tales
- About an Evil Man in Groß-Särchen (1837) / Haupt, Joachim Leopold
- Krabat: A Legend from Folklore (1858) / Hornig, Michael
- Krabat (1865) / Kubasch, Georg Gustav
- The Sorcerer's Apprentice, I (1880; Recorded by Hendrich Jordan) / Veckenstedt, Edmund
- The Sorcerer's Apprentice, II (1880; Recorded by Alexander von Rabenau) / Veckenstedt, Edmund
- The Story about Krabat (1885) / Goltsch, Johann
- The Wendish Faust Legend (1900) / Pilk, Georg
- Krabat (1959) / Slizinski, Jerzy
- Biographies of Authors, Editors, Collectors, and Translators
- Filmography
- Bibliography
- Selected and Chronological List of Sorcerer's Apprentice Tales
- Index
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and filmography and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Mai 2019)
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9781400885633
- 1400885639
- OCLC:
- 994271058
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