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Fairy tales begin with conflict because we all begin our lives with conflict. We are all misfit for the world, and somehow we must fit in, fit in with other people, and thus we must invent or find the means through communication to satisfy as well as resolve conflicting desires and instincts.

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Over the centuries we have transformed the ancient myths and folk tales and made them into the fabric of our lives. Consciously and unconsciously we weave the narratives of myth and folk tale into our daily existence.

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Jack Zipes

Jack Zipes

Born: July 7, 1937 (age 87)
Bio: Jack David Zipes is an American retired Professor of German at the University of Minnesota, who has published and lectured on the subject of fairy tales, their evolution, and their social and political role in civilizing processes.
Known for:
  1. Breaking the magic spell (1979)
  2. The Oxford Companion to Fairy Tales (2000)
  3. Fairy Tale as Myth/Myth as Fairy Tale (1983)

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