Jack Zipes Quotes
Born: June 7, 1937
Jack Zipes is a preeminent scholar of fairy tales and a passionate advocate for the transformative power of storytelling. As a professor emeritus and prolific author, he has spent decades dismantling the sanitized versions of classic narratives, revealing their subversive roots and their profound capacity to spark social change. Zipes argues that true creativity is an act of rebellion, a way to reimagine the world and challenge injustice. His quotes resonate deeply because they empower artists to see their work not as mere decoration, but as a vital tool for liberation and collective dreaming.
Jack Zipes Quotes (8)
"In 1995, I founded a storytelling program for children called Neighborhood Bridges in collaboration with the Children's Theatre Company of Minneapolis, which is 15 elementary schools in the Twin Cities."
— Jack Zipes"What the Greeks and Romans considered myths, we consider fairy tales. We can see how very clearly the myths, which emanated from all cultures, had a huge influence on the development of the modern fairy tale."
— Jack Zipes"'Once Upon a Time', 'Mirror Mirror' - those shows and films focus on women and their conflict with one another. What the heck is going on in contemporary fairy tales? Women are not dominating the world; they are not evil."
— Jack Zipes"I have a daughter, Hanna, and I never read fairy tales to her. But I did tell her bedtime tales and made up many tales involving 'Gory the Goblin' and other creatures that I borrowed from the Grimms' tales and other tales I knew."
— Jack Zipes"Almost every single commercial on television for shampoo, sports shoes, drinks, food, clothes, perfume, cars, etc., is a short fairy tale, for they are given magical qualities."
— Jack Zipes"Fairy tales are with us day in and day out, not just in commercials, but references in the theater, movies, museums, schools, etc."
— Jack Zipes"Though the Grimms kept about 100 of the tales from the first edition, they changed them a good deal."
— Jack Zipes"It was only after the Grimms published two editions primarily for adults that they changed their attitude and decided to produce a shorter edition for middle-class families. This led to Wilhelm's editing and censoring many of the tales."
— Jack Zipes