Ya'll already know about my weaknesses for British TV/period dramas and Jane Austen adaptations. But now I have another confession to make. I also have a weakness for fairy tales. They are a fascinating genre to study, which I did in college when I did an independent study with a professor on fairy tales. That professor now teaches a course on fairy tales that shares some of the same readings we did in our independent study. My undergraduate honors thesis was a case study of the Snow White fairy tale. I'm not sure if you're aware, but there are hundreds of versions of most fairy tales across the world and dating back hundreds of years. If you're interested in learning more about the study of fairy tales, some authors who have written books about the subject include Jack Zipes and Maria Tatar. You can also check out the website SurLaLune Fairy Tales ; it's a great place to start because it has almost 50 different fairy tales annotated, in...
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