Synopses & Reviews
Altmann and de Vos are back with more great ideas for exploring contemporary reworkings of classic folk and fairy tales that appeal to teen readers. If you loved New Tales for Old (Libraries Unlimited, 1999), this new work will be sure to please. Following the same format, each story includes tale type numbers, motifs, and lists of reworkings arranged by genre, and suggestions for classroom extensions. INSIDE: Beauty and the Beast, Jack and the Beanstalk, Tam Lin, Thomas the Rhymer, and five fairy tales by Hans Christian Andersen.
Review
This scholarly and accesible work is an exceedingly useful resource for young adult librarians and school library media specialists, for storytellers, and for teachers introducing the study of fairy tales into the classroom. It is recommended for all those interested in the study and research of fairy tales, including students from graduate to junior high and high school level.www.childrenslit.com
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...I find this new volume a valuable supplement to the first. Both volumes will be useful to storytellers, librarians, researchers, and teachers in high schools, colleges, and universities. ...these annotated bibliographies make a solid contribution to the literary study of folktales. Studying them provides a pathway to a wealth of reading opportunities awaiting anyone who delights in such retold tales.Marvels &Tales: Journal of Fairy-Tale Studies
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An excellent resource for research and classroom discussion...immensely readable.Kliatt
Synopsis
If you loved New Tales for Old, this companion title will also be sure to please. In this exceptional book, Altmann and de Vos present to you a comprehensive compilation of reworkings of classic folk and fairy tales. Following the same format, each story includes tale type numbers, motifs, and lists of reworkings arranged by genre. An amazing resource for the study of tales!
Synopsis
A comprehensive compilation of reworkings of classic folk and fairy tales. The nature of folktales and their surrounding cultural contexts are examined; each story is accompanied by tale type numbers, motifs, lists of reworkings by genre, and author interpretation. An excellent resource for the study of tales.
About the Author
ANNA E. ALTMANN is Associate Professor, School of Library and Information Studies, University of Alberta, Edmonton.GAIL DE VOS is a storyteller and consultant in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, and the author of a number of books on storytelling.