About the Author
Jack Zipes is Professor of German at the University of Minnesota
Series
Works by Jack Zipes
The Original Folk and Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm: The Complete First Edition (2014) — Editor; Translator — 894 copies
Don't Bet on the Prince: Contemporary Feminist Fairy Tales in North America and England (1987) — Editor — 485 copies
The Great Fairy Tale Tradition: From Straparola and Basile to the Brothers Grimm [Norton Critical Edition] (2001) — Editor; Translator; Contributor — 361 copies
Fairy Tales and the Art of Subversion: The Classical Genre for Children and the Process of Civilization (1983) 235 copies
Beauties, Beasts and Enchantment: Classic French Fairy Tales (Meridian) (1989) — Editor — 146 copies
The Original Bambi: The Story of a Life in the Forest (2022) — Translation and Introduction; Translation and Introduction, some editions — 92 copies
When Dreams Came True: Classical Fairy Tales and Their Tradition (Literary Studies) (1998) 87 copies
Sticks and Stones: The Troublesome Success of Children's Literature from Slovenly Peter to Harry Potter (1707) 87 copies
Beautiful Angiola: The Lost Sicilian Folk and Fairy Tales of Laura Gonzenbach (2003) — Translator, some editions — 51 copies
The Robber with a Witch's Head : More Stories from the Great Treasury of Sicilian Folk and Fairy Tales (2004) 23 copies
Relentless Progress: The Reconfiguration of Children's Literature, Fairy Tales, and Storytelling (2008) 21 copies
Oltre il giardino. L'inquietante successo della letteratura per l'infanzia da Pinocchio a Harry Potter (2002) 5 copies
Snow, Glass, Apples 4 copies
The Arabian Nights Entertainments: Volume II - Containing the 37th - 65th Entertainments [Heritage] 2 copies
The Green Fairy Book 2 copies
Revisiting the storyteller: Reviving the past to move forwards (Society for Storytelling oracle series) (1996) 2 copies
Französische Märchen 1 copy
Associated Works
The Fairy Tales of Hermann Hesse (1918) — Introduction, some editions; Translator, some editions — 782 copies
The Grammar of Fantasy: An Introduction to the Art of Inventing Stories (1973) — Translator, some editions — 358 copies
Nutcracker and Mouse King, and The Tale of the Nutcracker (2007) — Introduction, some editions — 178 copies
Should We Burn Babar?: Essays on Children's Literature and the Power of Stories (1995) — Introduction — 167 copies
The Cloak of Dreams: Chinese Fairy Tales (1974) — Editor, Introduction & Translator, some editions — 42 copies
The Public Domain Review: Selected Essays, The First Three Years, 2011-2013 (2014) — Contributor — 31 copies
Vintage Fear: " The Complete Fairy Tales " , " The Bloody Chamber " (Vintage Classic Twins) (2007) — Translator — 29 copies
The Castle of Truth and Other Revolutionary Tales (2020) — Editor, some editions; Translator, some editions — 23 copies
The Wounded Storyteller : The Traumatic Tales of E. T. A. Hoffmann (2023) — Translator, some editions — 18 copies
The Reception of Grimms' Fairy Tales: Responses, Reactions, Revisions (1993) — Contributor — 16 copies
Smack-Bam, or The Art of Governing Men: Political Fairy Tales of Édouard Laboulaye (2018) — Translator, some editions — 14 copies
Storytelling and Theatre: Contemporary Professional Storytellers and Their Art (Theatre & Performance Practices) (2005) — Foreword — 13 copies
No Place Else: Explorations in Utopian and Dystopian Fiction (Alternatives) (1983) — Contributor — 9 copies
The Collected Sicilian Folk and Fairy Tales of Giuseppe Pitré in Two Volumes (2008) — Translator, some editions — 5 copies
Collected Sicilian Folk & Fairy Tales of Giuseppe Pitré (2008) — Translator, some editions — 4 copies
Godfather Death — Translator, some editions — 3 copies
The Twelve Brothers — Translator, some editions — 3 copies
The Story of the Youth Who Went Forth to Learn What Fear Was (2012) — Translator, some editions — 3 copies
The Victor {short story} — Translator, some editions — 1 copy
Happiness {short story} — Translator, some editions — 1 copy
Tagged
Common Knowledge
- Legal name
- Zipes, Jack David
- Birthdate
- 1937-06-07
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- New York, New York, USA
- Places of residence
- Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
- Education
- Dartmouth College (BA, 1959)
Columbia University (Ph.D|1965)
University of Munich (1962)
University of Tübingen (1963)
Columbia University (MA|1960) - Occupations
- professor
- Organizations
- Modern Language Association (Executive Council, 1991-94)
Children's Literature Association
American Folklore Association
International Research Society for Children's Literature
University of Minnesota
University of Florida (show all 8)
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
New York University - Awards and honors
- Fulbright Fellowship (1981-82)
Anne Devereaux Jordan Award (1999)
IAFA Distinguished Scholarship (1992)
World Fantasy Award (Lifetime Achievement, 2019)
International Brothers Grimm Award (1999)
Katharine Briggs Award from the Folklore Society (2007) (show all 8)
Chicago Folklore Prize (2015)
International Research Society for Children's Literature Award (2017) - Short biography
- [from The Tale of Tales]
Jack Zipes is a preeminent fairy-tale scholar who has written, translated, or edited dozens of books, including The Original Folk and Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm. He is a professor emeritus of German and comparative literature at the University of Minnesota.
Members
Discussions
Favourite Grimm translation into English? in Fairy Tale Readers (December 2014)
Reviews
The Original Folk and Fairy Tales of the Brothers… by Jacob Grimm
Put together well, with a good introduction. This is a nice volume to keep on my shelves.
Salten intended this book to be read by adults. Apparently it is a metaphor about oppressed people, such as Jews; the Nazis who banned and burned it thought so. The first English translation was done by Whittaker Chambers (of Alger Hiss fame) and because of copyright problems, no other translation could be done until recently. I found the New Yorker article , "'Bambi' is Even Bleaker Than You Thought" by Kathryn Schulz (https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/01/24/bambi-is-even-bleaker-than-you-thought), more informative than Jack Zipes' introduction.
Maybe bleak is the right word for the story; certainly it is not a warm cozy tale of frolicking animals. Humans, referred to as "He" with a capital H, are a dangerous intrusion on natural forest life. One deer, to his deep regret, learns that, although he is welcomed and cared for by Him, He cannot be trusted. I can see this incident as a warning that passing may only work to a certain extent; is Salten saying that He can always recognize the other? After all, a deer can't pretend to be human. There are some lovely, sweet bits and some gloomy, sad ones and some important life lessons and they balance out: this is not a happily-ever-after story, more a realization that life is difficult but survivable. I'm reminded of the end of Candide>---"we must cultivate our garden."… (more)
Maybe bleak is the right word for the story; certainly it is not a warm cozy tale of frolicking animals. Humans, referred to as "He" with a capital H, are a dangerous intrusion on natural forest life. One deer, to his deep regret, learns that, although he is welcomed and cared for by Him, He cannot be trusted. I can see this incident as a warning that passing may only work to a certain extent; is Salten saying that He can always recognize the other? After all, a deer can't pretend to be human. There are some lovely, sweet bits and some gloomy, sad ones and some important life lessons and they balance out: this is not a happily-ever-after story, more a realization that life is difficult but survivable. I'm reminded of the end of Candide>---"we must cultivate our garden."… (more)
Note: I received a digital review copy of this book from the publisher through NetGalley.
Lists
Awards
Grimm Legacies: The Magic Spell of the Grimms' Folk and Fairy Tales (Finalist – Myth and Fantasy Studies – 2017)
The Enchanted Screen: The Unknown History of Fairy-Tale Films (Winner – Myth and Fantasy Studies – 2012)
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