«Torborg Lundell's study, 'Fairy Tale Mothers', subjects an unusually broad sample of fairy tales to close scrutiny. The author supplements a strongly Jungian analysis with both historical experience and personal perspective. Lundell's approach clarifies the editorial history of many of the tales and yields new insights into the figure of the fairy tale mother in her many incarnations from witch to saint.» (Ruth B. Bottigheimer, State University of New York - Stony Brook)«Insgesamt zeichnet sich das Buch durch die Vielfalt an untersuchten Märchen und vor allem durch die gelungene Kombination von Textvergleichen verschiedener Varianten und mehreren Interpretationsansätzen aus. ... Als sehr gehaltvolles Buch kann man dieses Werk insbesondere Wissenschaftlern und Studenten der Erzählforschung und der Psychoanalyse empfehlen.» (Diann Rusch-Feja, Fabula)«Lundell's book is very exciting and inspiring and makes an important contribution to fairy tale research.» (Inger Lövkrona, Nordic Yearbook of Folklore)

• Contents: Grimm mothers, mean mothers, stepmothers with daughters and sons - Spinning mothers with lazy daughters and (too) good mothers of sons - Becoming a mother and having one.