Trials and Tribulations of Little Red Riding Hood: Versions of the Tale in Sociocultural Context - Jack David Zipes

In this new and expanded reissue, Jack Zipes once again proves that the fairytale, however we wish to trivialize the genre, nevertheless explores weightier questions of culture, sexism and politics. In tracing the evolution of Little Red Riding Hood, Zipes deciphers what this story has to say about issues of violation, rape, male fantasies and manipulation.Included in this volume are 35 of the best versions of this story, from its birth as a folktale, to its adaptation by such literary luminaries as the Brothers Grimm, Walter De La Mare, James Thurber, Alphonse Daudet, Anne Sexton and Olga Broumas. This second edition includes a new preface, an expanded bibliography, and an epilogue which interprets the multitude of illustrations inspired by this story.Zipes, Jack D. is the author of 'Trials and Tribulations of Little Red Riding Hood: Versions of the Tale in Sociocultural Context - Jack David Zipes' with ISBN 9780415908344 and ISBN 0415908345.