Folktale and Fairy Tale Resources in the CRC

Searchable database of 1,250 entries drawn from A dictionary of English folklore. Product offers an authoritative resource for descriptions of legends and characters in English folklore, beliefs, oral performances, and calendar customs

This reference is a convenient introduction to folk and fairy tales for students and general readers. Ashliman looks at tales from around the world and from diverse cultures. The book defines and classifies folk and fairy tales and analyzes a number of examples. It also studies the varied manifestations of folk and fairy tales in literature and culture, and reviews critical and scholarly approaches to this folklore genre.

Researchers from scholars to the general public will find this reference source an excellent starting place to find definitions, summaries, authors, artists, and regional and historical overviews of fairy tales, past and present.

Presents three fairy tales about princesses: Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, and Cinderella. Author's notes present historical background on these tales, which occur in many countries. Profusely illustrated with the works of more than twenty-five illustrators over the last one hundred twenty years

A guide to fractured, altered, and retold folk and fairy tales