The Hard Facts of the Grimms' Fairy Tales - (Princeton Classics) by Maria Tatar (Paperback)

The Hard Facts of the Grimms' Fairy Tales by Maria Tatar is a groundbreaking study that delves into the darker side of classic fairy tales.

This expanded edition includes new translations and commentary, providing historical context and exploring the harsher aspects of these stories.

Throughout the book, Tatar draws on disciplinary tools of psychoanalysis and folklore to offer new interpretations of tales that engage in a kind of cultural repetition compulsion.

This thoughtful and imaginative guide will challenge readers to rethink their assumptions about happily-ever-after and the Grimms' fairy tales they thought they knew.