![]() ![]() ![]() However, by Zipes's own acknowledgement, "the focus of this Companion is essentially on the literary formation of the Western fairy-tale genre and its expansion into opera, theatre, film, and other related cultural forms" (xvi), so the discussion of the evolution and dissemination of fairy tales in the oral tradition is not as thoroughly considered as their literary counterparts. The associate editors and contributors are certainly too numerous to name, but they do represent a valid sampling of major scholars with varying approaches to the study of fairy tales from various cultures and they have done a creditable job in commenting on every subject relevant to this genre. ![]() Jack Zipes has assembled an impressive group of folklore scholars for the contributions to his encyclopedic survey of a variety of subjects related to fairy tales. ![]()
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