Fairy Tales
http://thekojonnamdishow.org/shows/2012-04-17/fairy-tales
Fairy tales are told in every culture, and are likely as old as human language itself. Hollywood has long been under their spell, and this year alone eight movies that retell a fairy-tale are coming out, including two featuring Snow White. Television is also reinterpreting familiar tales, with "Grimm," "Once Upon a Time," and "Neverland" on screens now. We look at why these stories endure, and take a look at how they're being re-imagined.
Guests
Jack Zipes
Professor Emeritus of German and Comparative Literature at the University of Minnesota; author, "The Irresistible Fairy Tale: The Cultural and Social History of a Genre" (April, 2012); editor, "Oxford Companion to Fairy Tales;" and "The Enchanted Screen: The Unknown History of Fairy-Tale Films"
Nell Minow
Movie critic for Beliefnet.com and author of "The Movie Mom's Guide to Family Movies," (2nd Edition)(iUniverse, Inc).
Chris Epting
Pop culture writer and author of "Hello, It's Me - Dispatches from a Pop Culture Junkie"
Related Links
Fairy Tale Film Trailers
Mirror Mirror
Snow White and the Hunstman
Once Upon A Time
Grimm
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The Fisherman's Wife is similar to the tale in One thousand and one Arabian nights which if my memory serves me right is about Aladdin and the lamp. The genie grants him wish after wish by his wife's command until she goes beyond what is ethical.
I love all types of stories. I think the best person to 'tie' the strings together of myths and legends in the cultures of teh world is Joseph Campbell, his book A Hero of a Thousand Faces is a every Enlightening book and I recommend to everyone with the interest.