Last fall, I wrote several articles about fairy tales as an essential part of our cultural inheritance from Christian medieval Europe, stories that teach us about the real world of good and evil ...

There was a time when fairy tales were much more than just bedtime stories. Actually, the fanciful tales that have enthralled generations of people have their roots in real historical events. Real ...

Long before Disney turned Beauty and the Beast and The Little Mermaid into global blockbusters, European writers, editors, and folklorists captivated readers with their fairy-tale collections as early ...

The Fisherman and His Wife (1882) by Alexander Zick (1845–1907) from Grimms' Fairy Tales, published by Gebruder Reichenbach Source: Gebruder Reichenbach/Public Domain Fairy tales have enchanted us for ...

Everyone loves a good story with a princess, a silver tower, birds turned to dragons, a frog and — of course — a fairy or two with special talents and surprising abilities. Jane Harrington has written ...

A magical story can be a powerful way to engage with customers and employees and inspire strategic decision-making.

With yet another Snow White adaptation currently in theaters, CU Boulder scholar Suzanne Magnanini reflects on the enduring appeal of fairy tales Once upon a time—this time, in fact, and many of the ...