Marvels & Tales: Journal of Fairy-tale Studies

Reviewed By: Kristin Peimann

REVIEW

This web site, last updated on May 19, 2002, is a link from the home page of Marvels & Tales: Journal of Fairy-Tale Studies. The original journal, Marvels & Tales, was founded in 1987 by Jacques Barchilon at the University of Colorado, Boulder. In 1997, the journal moved to Wayne State University Press and became Marvels & Tales: Journal of Fairy-Tale Studies. The purpose of the journal is to serve as an international forum for folktale and fairy-tale scholarship by accepting studies, texts, and translations of fairy-tales from Europe, North America, Asia, and Africa by contributors from around the world. The editorial board consists of eleven people, including Jane Yolen and Jack Zipes. Broadly, the content of this web site includes folktale and fairy-tale departments and institutions, societies and organizations, periodicals and publishers, and other resources. Information seems to sway toward history and the effects of folk and fairy-tales on society. References include information from the United States, Sweden, Germany, France, and Europe. Be aware that some of the links referring to other countries are in the language of that country, not English. The web site is plain but easily navigable. The organization is not visually offensive, and thankfully, there is no advertising to distract from the material. The numerous links will take you directly to the scholarly information. For more information one could subscribe to the journal that is published every April and October. This site would be appropriate for a novice or for someone who wants to delve deeply into the world of folk and fairy-tales. With such a broad range of topics, further exploration is merited.