The Trials and Tribulations of Little Red Riding Hood

Versions of the Tale in Sociocultural Context

Author: Jack Zipes

The Trials and Tribulations of Little Red Riding Hood

Jack Zipes presents the many faces of Little Red Riding Hood. Bringing together 35 of the best versions of the tale, from the Brothers Grimm to Anne Sexton, Zipes uses the tales to explore questions of Western culture, sexism and politics.

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This text presents the many faces of "Little Red Riding Hood". In tracing the evolution of the story, the author takes on those questions which other authors have shied away from: violation, rape, male fantasies and manipulation. This book collects 35 of the best versions of the story, from the first tellings as a folktale, to its written renderings by authors such as the Brothers Grimm, Walter De La Mare, James Thurber, Alphonse Daudet, Anne Sexton and Olga Broumas, providing a detailed social history of the literary Red Riding Hood. Zipes uses these tales to explore questions of Western culture, sexism, and politics and, in a new epilogue, examines the illustrations used in past versions for their "take on the tale". A new preface and an expanded bibliography have also been included for the second edition.

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"...interesting and often entertaining reading for scholars and general readers alike." -- The GermanQuarterly

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Zipes, Jack

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In this new, expanded edition of his controversial and groundbreaking work, Jack Zipes presents the many faces of Little Red Riding Hood. Bringing together 35 of the best versions of the story, from the first tellings as a folktale, to its written renderings by authors such as the Brothers Grimm, Walter De La Mare, James Thurber, Alphonse Daudet, Anne Sexton and Olga Broumas, this volume provides a detailed social history of the literary Red Riding Hood. Zipes uses these tales to explore questions of Western culture, sexism and politics. In a new epilogue, he also examines the illustrations used in past versions of the tale. As with the author's other works, such as The Brothers Grimm , The Trials and Tribulations of Little Red Riding Hood will cause the reader to question just how simple our fairy tales are.