Sorcerer''s Apprentice - An Anthology of Magical Tales

A diverse new anthology that traces the meaning and magic of the sorcerer's apprentice tale throughout history

"The Sorcerer's Apprentice" might conjure up images of Mickey Mouse from the Disney film Fantasia, or of Harry Potter. As this anthology reveals, however, "sorcerer's apprentice" tales-in which a young person rebels against, or complies with, an authority who holds the keys to magical powers-have been told through the centuries from classical times to today. This collection brings together more than fifty sorcerer's apprentice stories by a plethora of writers, including Ovid, Sir Walter Scott, and the Brothers Grimm. In an extensive introduction, fairy-tale scholar Jack Zipes discusses the significance of the apprentice stories, the contradictions in popular retellings, and the importance of magic as a tool of resistance against figures who abuse their authority. Twenty specially commissioned black-and-white illustrations by noted artist Natalie Frank bring the stories to visual life.

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Edited by Jack Zipes
Illustrated by Natalie Frank

Summary

A diverse new anthology that traces the meaning and magic of the sorcerer's apprentice tale throughout history"The Sorcerer's Apprentice" might conjure up images of Mickey Mouse from the Disney film Fantasia, or of Harry Potter. As this anthology reveals, however, "sorcerer's apprentice" tales-in which a young person rebels against, or complies

Product details

• Authors: Jack Zipes
• Assisted by: Natalie Frank (Illustration), Frank Natalie (Illustration), Jack Zipes (Editor), Zipes Jack (Editor)
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 11 to 14
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.07.2019
• EAN: 9780691191423
• ISBN: 978-0-691-19142-3
• No. of pages: 432
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; FICTION / Anthologies (multiple authors), FICTION / Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Folklore & Mythology, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Ancient & Classical, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / General, Literature & literary studies, Folklore, myths & legends, Literature: history & criticism, Anthologies: general, Fiction: general and literary, Anthologies (non-poetry), Ancient, classical and medieval texts, Fiction: Traditional stories, myths and fairy tales, Folklore studies / Study of myth (mythology)