Fetscher, Iring
Fetscher, Iring (1922– ),German political scientist and Professor Emeritus at the University of Frankfurt am Main, best known for his numerous publications on the history and theory of marxism. In his 1972 collection of ironic fairy‐tale adaptations and criticism, Wer hat Dornröschen wachgeküsst? Das Märchenverwirrbuch (Who awakened Sleeping Beauty with a Kiss? The Book of Fairy Tale Confusion), Fetscher explores alternative meanings and contexts for the Grimms' tales. He employs what he terms Verwirr‐Methoden (methods of confusion), borrowing playfully from serious scholarly approaches, such as philological, psychoanalytic, and historical materialist textual criticism, to produce a unique blend of imaginative storytelling and light‐hearted criticism.
The collection contains reinterpretations of 13 of the best‐loved Grimm tales, divided into three sections more or less...
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