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In his latest study, Zipes argues that the fairytale, with its atavistic moral architecture, presents the reader with a "counterworld", which in turn offers a perspective on the shoddy morality of their own world.

From The Guardian • Dec. 24, 2012

An elaborate counterworld whispers its order into the human mess.

From Time Magazine Archive