Reviews for Fairy Tale in the Ancient World

The average rating for Fairy Tale in the Ancient World based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2008-12-16 00:00:00 Lu Weifeng I read the paperback edition of this book. Anderson makes good connections between modern well known fairy tales, such as "Cinderella" to ancient stories (myths and legends). Anderson does not just limit himself to stories of Greece and Roman, but older Jewish legends as well as Persian legends as well. He makes a good case for "Cinderella" and "Snow White" but for some of the other tales, "Godfather Death" for instance; he seems to be stretching a bit too far.

Review # 2 was written on 2017-09-11 00:00:00 Ron Akram With this academic study, Anderson provides a comprehensive and at times exhausting examination of fairytale antecedents in ancient (mostly Western) mythology. It's a thorough, well-researched study, with chapters focusing on specific fairy tales--like "Cinderella," "Snow White," and "Little Red Riding Hood"--as well as general categories of tales. If this sounds like something you need for research purposes, you should definitely pick it up. It lacks the engaging prose style of some other fairytale academics, like Jack D. Zipes or Marina Warner, but while I won't be reading it cover-to-cover again, I'm keeping my copy in case I need it for research. It certainly seems like it opens up a lot of research potential for other academics to explore.