The trials and tribulations of Little Red Riding Hood

Jack Zipes

Routledge, 1993 - Literary Criticism - 408 pages

A study based on the premise that literary fairy tales were consciously cultivated and employed in 17th-century France to reinforce the regulation of sexuality in modern Europe and that the discourse on manners and gender roles in fairy tales has contributed more to the creation of our present-day social norms that we realize.

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User Review  - Car Mint - Goodreads

It's very good collection of Little Red Riding Hood and very clear essay about it. I love this and will read other work by Zipes

Review: The Trials and Tribulations of Little Red Riding Hood

User Review  - Leah - Goodreads

Rating: 4 of 5 The high rating is strictly for content, not for Zipes' analysis. The prologue and first essay were jam-packed with Little Red Riding Hood's history - loved 'em both! But the epilogue ...

Bibliographic information

• Title: The trials and tribulations of Little Red Riding Hood
• Editor: Jack Zipes
• Contributor: Jack Zipes
• Edition: 2, illustrated
• Publisher: Routledge, 1993
• ISBN: 0415908353, 9780415908351
• Length: 408 pages
• Subjects: Literary Criticism / General