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The Sorcerer´s Apprentice: An Anthology of Magical Tales
Jack Zipes
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Description for The Sorcerer´s Apprentice: An Anthology of Magical Tales
Hardback. Illustrator(s): Frank, Natalie. Editor(s): Zipes, Jack. Num Pages: 480 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 20.
A diverse new anthology that traces the meaning and magic of the sorcerer's apprentice tale throughout history The Sorcerer's Apprentice might conjure up images of Mickey Mouse from the Disney film Fantasia, or of Harry Potter. As this anthology reveals, however, sorcerer's apprentice tales--in which a young person rebels against, or complies with, an authority who holds the keys to magical powers--have been told through the centuries, in many languages and cultures, from classical times to today. This unique and beautifully illustrated book brings together more than fifty sorcerer's apprentice stories by a plethora of ... Read more
A diverse new anthology that traces the meaning and magic of the sorcerer's apprentice tale throughout history The Sorcerer's Apprentice might conjure up images of Mickey Mouse from the Disney film Fantasia, or of Harry Potter. As this anthology reveals, however, sorcerer's apprentice tales--in which a young person rebels against, or complies with, an authority who holds the keys to magical powers--have been told through the centuries, in many languages and cultures, from classical times to today. This unique and beautifully illustrated book brings together more than fifty sorcerer's apprentice stories by a plethora of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
20 g
Number of Pages
432
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691172651
SKU
V9780691172651
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Ref
99-21
About Jack Zipes
Jack Zipes is the editor and translator of The Original Folk and Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm (Princeton) and the editor of The Great Fairy Tale Tradition (Norton). He is professor emeritus of German and comparative literature at the University of Minnesota. Natalie Frank is an American artist currently living and working in New York City. Her work is ... Read more
Reviews for The Sorcerer´s Apprentice: An Anthology of Magical Tales
[A]n eclectic collection ... spanning millennia and continents.
Cameron Woodhead, Sydney Morning Herald [A] comprehensive anthology... [A]lso of note are artist Frank's gorgeous illustrations.
Library Journal It is not often that a new book comes along that is both a breakthrough in scholarly terms and also a magnificent work of art. Jack Zipes's The Sorcerer's Apprentice, illustrated by ... Read more
Cameron Woodhead, Sydney Morning Herald [A] comprehensive anthology... [A]lso of note are artist Frank's gorgeous illustrations.
Library Journal It is not often that a new book comes along that is both a breakthrough in scholarly terms and also a magnificent work of art. Jack Zipes's The Sorcerer's Apprentice, illustrated by ... Read more