Maria Tatar The Great Cauldron of Story: Why Fairy Tales are for Adults Again
b'Fairy tales don\\u2019t only belong to the domain of childhood. Their overt themes are threaded throughout hit TV series like \\u201cGame of Thrones\\u201d and \\u201cTrue Blood,\\u201d \\u201cGrimm\\u201d and \\u201cOnce Upon a Time.\\u201d These stories survive, says Maria Tatar, by adapting across cultures and history. They are carriers of the plots we endlessly re-work in the narratives of our lives \\u2014 helping us work through things like fear and hope.'