Fairytales

[RainInanna]

I hope no one minds, I'd like to keep a list of the links I find for fairytales here to reference later. Thought you may be interested in visiting some as well!

Project Gutenberg - Andrew Lang - includes "The ___ Fairy Book" series (where __ is brown, crimson, blue, green, grey, etc.), Arabian Nights, and other ballads, lyrics, poetry, and essays - http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/gutbook/author?name=Lang%2c%20Andrew%2c%201844%2d1912

Project Gutenberg - Grimm's Fairytales - http://digital.library.upenn.edu/webbin/gutbook/lookup?num=2591

Project Gutenberg - Andersen's Fairytales - http://digital.library.upenn.edu/webbin/gutbook/lookup?num=1597

SurLaLune Fairytales - includes over 1500 fairytales, both annotated and full text books, illustrations, and more - http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/

Journal of Mythic Arts, Summer-Autumn 2006 edition devoted to Fairies - http://www.endicott-studio.com/jMA06Summer/index.html

[Agaliha]

Thank you!
I love fairy tales, my favorite being Beauty and the Beast and other like tales.
I wonder if people would be willing to start some sort of discussion about them....

[skilly-nilly]

I've done a little deconstructing here:

http://www.crowjudith.com/category/fairy-tales/

So far, I have thoughts about Goldilocks and the 3 Bears and the 3 Little Pigs.

[RainInanna]

A huge collection of literature including fairytales, folklore, and myth available freely for download - http://manybooks.net/categories/MYT/1

[dragoncrone]

Actually, some years back I did a program on the cultural backgrounds of fairy tales.

My theory is that, instead of being 'archetypal sagas' made up by people to serve as social role models, fairy tales and folklore are based on very real factors occurring within the civilizations from which they come.

If you're further interested, feel free to PM me.:reading: :fpeace:

[starrykitten]

I want to throw in one more. My awesome english professor, Kate Bernheimer is a writer/publisher working in fairy tales. She knows so much and is generally great for all things fairy tales--her books are inspired by them.

She also edits this journal called the Fairy Tale Review which deals with treatment of fairy tales in all forms of writing--well worth checking out. She's also launched Fairy Tale Press which will soon put out its first book.


Here's a link to the magazine:
http://www.fairytalereview.com/

And one of her books:
http://www.amazon.com/Complete-Tales-Ketzia-Gold/dp/1573660965