Between 1550 and 1650, marvelous stories of women giving birth to animals, young girls growing penises, and valiant men slaying dragons appeared in Europe. Circulated in scientific texts and in the ...

“Have you ever wondered how a pair of glass slippers could withstand an evening of ballroom dancing? Or if it’s possible to spin straw into gold?” With textbook heft, this stuffed compendium parses ...

A series of film-showings and talks this fall will highlight one of the most highly regarded fairy tale collections in the country, which is held by the Special Collections Department in the ...

Brothers Gabriel (left) and Sebastian Wisniewski, dressed as Jedi masters, build paper airplanes during Penn Cambria’s fairy tale night Monday. Mirror photo by Matt Churella CRESSON — Hundreds of Penn ...

If your primary education in fairy tales comes courtesy of a certain mouse-eared conglomerate, you likely operate under the assumption that magical realms are populated by apple-cheeked heroes, ...