Zipes, Jack
Workers` Tales
- ISBN 13:
- 9780691175348
- author:
- Zipes, Jack
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Princeton University Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2018
- Pages:
- 328
- Dimensions:
- 19.56 x 13.97 x 2.54 centimetres
- Genre:
- 19.7 x 14 centimetres (0.39 kg), Fiction & Literature, Fairy Tales, Children's,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Workers' Tales: Socialist Fairy Tales, Fables, and Allegories from Great Britain brings together over forty stories that challenged conventional values in children's literature. First published in British workers' magazines, these tales were penned by lesser-known and celebrated authors who used familiar genres to entertain a broad range of readers while promoting progressive causes.
Michael Rosen introduces this collection, which showcases themes related to work and the class system, often in wish-fulfilling ways. The stories include "Tom Hickathrift," "The Man Without a Heart," and "The Political Economist and the Flowers," which highlight contrasting views on Darwinian competition and the value of basic labor.
The book includes archival illustrations, biographical notes about the writers, and details about the periodicals where the tales first appeared. This collection provides a unique insight into the stories that were meant to entertain readers while promoting progressive ideas in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
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