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Fairy Tale Interpretation Bibliography

from the Fall 2014 program:
The Strength, Magic, and Danger of Sibling Bonds: Brothers and Sisters in Fairy Tales
Mara-Lea Rosenbarger
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The books first listed below are my favorites. Von Franz is the best guide for learning how to look at the tales psychologically. I have added others that I like and are relatively easy to read.

Kawai, Hayao. Dreams, Myths & Fairy Tales in Japan.  (Daimon Verlag, 1995).

Neumann, Erich. Amor and Psyche. (Bollingen Series: Princeton Univ. Press).

von Franz, Marie-Louise

  • The Interpretation of Fairy Tales (Shambhala)
  • The Feminine in Fairy Tales (Shambhala)
  • Shadow and Evil in Fairy Tales (Shambhala)
  • The Cat: A Tale of Feminine Redemption (Inner City Books)
  • Redemption Motifs in Fairy Tales (Inner City)
  • Archetypal Patterns in Fairy Tales (Inner City)
  • Individuation in Fairy Tales (Shambhala)

Zimmer, Heinrich. The King and the Corpse: Tales of the Soul’s Conquest of Evil   (Princeton: Bollingen Series)

Other Fairy Tale or Myth Interpretation:

Birkhauser-Oeri, S. The Mother: Archetypal Image in Fairy Tales    (Inner City 1988)

Dieckmann, H. Twice-told Tales: the Psychological Use of Fairy Tales (Chiron, 1986)

Estes, Clarrisa Pinkola. Women Who Run With the Wolves. (Ballantine Books)

Jacoby, Mario; Kast, Verena; and Riedel, Ingrid. Witches, Ogres, and The Devil’s Daughter (Shambhala)

Johnson, Robert.

  • He
  • She
  • We (Perennial Library, Harper & Row)

Luthi, Max. Once upon a time: On the Nature of Fairy Tales (IU Press) This is more of an academic folklore or ethnological study of tales: it is very good.

Luke, Helen. Dark Wood to White Rose: Journey and Transformation in Dante’s Divine Comedy (Parabola, 1989)

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