Fairy tales are fluid stories, reinvented by different eras and nations, and often altered for different audiences. This course will examine the history of the fairy tale, tracing its development from oral and folk traditions to its reinvention by modern authors, including Angela Carter and Helen Oyeyemi.
Required reading:
Maria Tatar, (editor). The Classic Fairy Tales (Norton Critical Editions), 2nd Edition, 2017.
You can purchase the 2017 edition of The Classic Fairy Tales which is available in paper copy or as an Ebook. Either is fine. You may also find cheap copies of the 1st edition of the same book. This version contains much of the same material and is also fine to use. The newer edition has more critical essays and an updated bibliography but contains the same primary material.
