The Great fairy tale tradition: from Straparola and Basile to the Brothers Grimm : texts, criticism

The texts of the great fairy tale tradition. Clever thieves

Swindled swindlers

Incestuous fathers

Beastly born heroes

The wishes of fools

Dangerous sirens

Disguised heroes

Envious sisters

Wild men

Competitive brothers

Triumphant apprentices

Brotherly love

Shrewd cats

Virtuous queens

Magic helpers

Foolish peasants

The revenge and reward of neglected daughters

The power of love

Terrible curses and lucky princes

The father's betrayal

The art of good conduct

Rewards and punishments for good and bad girls

Magical transformations

The fate of spinning

Good at heart and ugly as sin

Faithful sisters

Faithful servants

The taming of shews

Lucky bumpkins

The fruitful sleep

Abandoned children

Inconvenient marriages

Bloodthirsty husbands

Dangerous wolves and naive girls

Love conquers all

Compassionate sisters and ungrateful demons

The redeemer

The beast as bridegroom

Criticism. Cross-cultural connections and the contamination of the classical fairy tale / Jack Zipes

[The mysterious Giovan Francesco Straparola, founding father of the fairy tale] / W. G. Waters

[The fantastic accomplishment of Giambattista Basile and his Tale of tales] / Benedetto Croce

The marvelous in context: the place of the Contes de Fées in late seventeenth-century France / Lewis Seifert

Corps cadavres: heroes and heroines in the tales of Perrault / Patricia Hannon

The influence of Charles Perrault's Contes de ma mère l'oie on German folklore / Harry Velten

The brothers Grimm as collectors and editors of German folktales / Siegfried Neumann.