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On Fairy Tales
Hans Christian Andersen’s Apparent Obsession With Feet
Fairy Tales for Survivors: The Armless Maiden
A Fairy Tale with the Worst of Husbands: “The Swan Maidens”
A Meditation on Forests, Life, and Art: Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Fir Tree”
A Thin But Frosty Modern Fairy Tale: “Frosty the Snowman”
Saving the Day with Sewing and Flowers: The Grimms’ “The Six Swans”
When the Girl Rescues the Prince: Norwegian Fairy Tale “East of the Sun, West of the Moon”
Passivity and Turbulence: Hans Christian Andersen’s The Steadfast Tin Soldier
A Shimmering, Dancing Fairyland: Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker
Nussknacker und Mausekönig, the Original Nutcracker Tale
Chicken Feet and Fiery Skulls: Tales of the Russian Witch Baba Yaga
Delicate Magics: Sylvia Townsend Warner’s Kingdoms of Elfin
Defining Princesses: Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Princess and the Pea” and “The Swineherd”
A Stolen Fairy Tale: The Swan Princess
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