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This enchanting history of fairy tales begins with their origins as stories used to transport readers or listeners to imaginative worlds without intellectual or spiritual authority. These early tales were inspired by ethnographic curiosity and religious confusion, leading to common motifs such as curses and prophecies and characters including ragamuffin orphans and penniless children, which Warner (fellow, All Souls Coll., Oxford Univ.; Stranger Magic) maintains were a reflection of societal anxiety. The author's extensive ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More