German Studies 1109: From Fairy Tales to the Uncanny (Spring 2023): Reference Sources

Available online.
Print call number: Olin Reference PN 3437 .094 2015.
Edited by Jack Zipes.
2nd edition.
Oxford University Press, 2015.
Over 800 entries discuss the classic tales, both ancient and modern, from Jack and Jill and Cinderella to Alice in Wonderland and the Wizard of Oz. The contributors also profile the writers who wrote or reworked these tales, as well as the illustrators, film-makers, choreographers, and composers who have been involved with creating or interpreting them. The Companion also covers such related topics as film, art, opera, ballet, music, even advertising. An introductory overview by Jack Zipes sets the subject in its historical and literary context, and special survey articles explore the development of the fairy-tale tradition in individual countries, focusing particularly on the European and North American traditions.

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Print call number: Olin Reference PN 41 .C67 2015.
4th edition. Oxford University Press, 2015.
Clear, concise definitions of the most troublesome literary terms, from abjection to zeugma, and increased coverage of new terms from modern critical and theoretical movements, such as feminism, schools of American poetry, Spanish verse forms, life writing, and crime fiction.

11th edition.
A reliable and clearly-worded dictionary of literary terms and concepts. Entries range in length from a few sentences to several pages. Many provide references for further reading.

2nd edition of The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Folktales and Fairy Tales. Santa Barbara, CA: Greenwood, 2016.
"The four-volume collection covers national, cultural, regional, and linguistic traditions from around the world as well as motifs, themes, characters, and tale types. Writers and illustrators are included as are filmmakers and composers-and, of course, the tales themselves. The expert entries within volumes 1 through 3 are based on the latest research and developments while the contents of volume 4 comprises tales and texts." [Publisher's note] The only near competitor is the Enzyklopadie des Marchens 1977- , ed. by Kurt Ranke et al [Olin Stacks GR 550 .E56]. [Choice, 08/01/2008]

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Print call number: Olin Reference PN 1993.45 .I61 2000.
4th edition.
St. James Press.
Volume 1 of this four-volume set lists and describes approximately 650 international and historical films. Descriptions include production information, a cast list, a plot summary, an essay of the film's place in film history, and a lengthy bibliography. Volumes 2 through 4 focus on Directors/Filmmakers, Actors and Actresses, and Writers and Production Assistants.