Every people or nation has its own way of experiencing this psychic reality, and so a study of the world's fairy tales yields a wealth of insights into the archetypal experiences of humankind. Perhaps the foremost authority on the psychological interpretation of fairy tales is Marie-Louise von Franz. In this book—originally published as An Introduction to the Interpretation of Fairy Tales —she describes the steps involved in analyzing and illustrates them with a variety of European tales, from "Beauty and the Beast" to "The Robber Bridegroom." Dr. von Franz begins with a history of the study of fairy tales and the various theories of interpretation. By way of illustration she presents a detailed examination of a simple Grimm's tale, "The Three Feathers," followed by a comprehensive discussion of motifs related to Jung's concept of the shadow, the anima, and the animus. This revised edition has been corrected and updated by the author.

    These are the stories that all children should experience, that will nourish their young minds and imaginations: Little Red Riding Hood, Cinderella, The Hare and the Tortoise, The Little Red Hen, The Three Little Pigs, and many more. Some are well known and beloved; others are unfamiliar, but they’re all beautifully written and illustrated. As always, Fujikawa’s characters (human and animal) are endearing and rich in personality. Her stunning images include the ugly duckling looking up plaintively at swans flying in a sunset sky; a lovely princess atop dozens of colorful mattresses (but she can still feel the pea); and tiny Jack chased by a giant large enough to take up nearly an entire spread!

    In these sixteen stories, Ruth Manning-Sanders captures the quirky personalities of mermaids and mermen, recounting their marvelous schemes and adventures with a master story-teller's eye for detail.

    When she stops to rest in the forest, she accidentally sits on the front lawn of a tiny, furry grompet! The grompet tells Lisa how sad he is that no one loves him enough to tell him what to do. Lisa is delighted to take the little creature home and order him around, and the grompet is happy to have a new home with someone who really cares. Lisa discovers that obeying her parents is a lot easier now that she has a special someone to boss around too!

    All the best loved and remembered tales.Featuring the stories: The Pied Piper of Hamelin, Snow White and Rose Red, It's Perfectly True!, Tom Thumb, The Nightingale, Chicken Little, The Frog Prince, Cinderella, The Princess and the Pea, Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, The Golden Goose, Why the Sea is Salt, The Ugly Duckling, Jack and the Beanstalk, Two Frogs, The Snow Queen, Six Sillies, The Hedgehog and the Rabbit, Thumbelina, The Sorcerer's Apprentice, Red Riding Hood, The Little Mermaid, Five Wise Words, The Goose-Girl, Beauty and the Beast, The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, The Tinderbox, Little Fir Tree, The Bronze Ring, Three Billy Goats Gruff, The Boy Who Kept a Secret, The Magic Kettle.

    Mr. Paredes has prepared a scholarly collection of the Mexican tales that still thrive in oral literature and i the famous Mexican fiestas, which combine legend, dance, ritual, carnival, and drama in endless recombination."All levelsof Mexican social strucrture are represented in the tales since Dr. Paredes has included tales from modern, cosmopolitan Mexico Cty as well as narratives from the campo. Aside the usual stereotyped characters of much of the world's folktale tradition, we find Aztec dieties and monsters, charismatic caudillos, psychiatrists, and such famous personges as Kim Novak and Pedro de Urdemalas.... The miraculous and the mundane, the fictitious and the historical arae present .... Dr. Paredes has done an outstanding job of translating these tales into an English which retains much of the flavor of Mexican Spanish without falling into the trap of allowing the narratives to sound as if they were written for utterance by Mexican bandidos of a spaghetti western. His Introduction traces the history of the folkloristic scholarship within Mexico and points out the successes and failures of some of that scholarship. This Introduction, coupled with Dr. Dorson's Preface, which sketches the major events and influencs in the development of modern Mexico, serve to give a background against which the selected tales can be better understood. Folktales of Mexico stands as one of the few works available to non-Spanish speakers and readers which portrays with relative accuracy a Latin American tradition of oral narrative." - P. Brandt George, Folklore Forum

    To open it anywhere is to sink a shaft into the memory of a people and all that they know …’ With these words Philip Pullman introduces a new Folio Society edition of a pioneering publication. Katharine M. Briggs’s Folk Tales of Britain: Narratives is an unrivalled collection of stories, from local traditions and historical legends to shaggy dog stories and fairy tales. A cornucopia of storytelling, it is an essential part of both Britain’s heritage and the literary heritage of the world.Each volume in this edition is illustrated by a different artist: volume I by Hannah Firmin, volume II by Peter Firmin and volume III by Clare Melinsky. Peter Firmin began working as a printmaker at the age of 14 and celebrated his 81st birthday whilst illustrating Folk Tales of Britain. His daughter Hannah has developed her own work over 30 years, using a traditional technique taught to her by her father. This is the first time that they have worked together on an illustration project. These three very different artists worked in similar relief media using vinyl and lino, giving a family resemblance to their work. The style of the illustrations is ideally suited to the traditional nature of the stories and to their range: from the comic and earthy to the magical and haunting.A new preface has been commissioned from Philip Pullman, a writer whose work - like folk tales themselves - speaks to both adults and children. In it, he praises the achievement of Katharine M. Briggs and the depth of scholarship she brought to this work. He celebrates the rich variety of voices captured here, and reminds us that these tales should be thought of as a starting point for new tellings: 'They should be taken out and made to dance.' His enthusiasm, together with the creative response from the three illustrators, is testament to the enduring power of these stories.