The story of Elves and the Shoemaker and its themes have appeared in literature and other forms of art. This page provides a small discussion of some of the better known treatments by authors and other artists.
Cadnum, Michael. "Naked Little Men." Ruby Slippers, Golden Tears. Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling, eds. New York: Avon, 1996.
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Huff, Tanya. "Nanite, Star Bright." Once Upon a Galaxy. Will McCarthy, Martin H. Greenberg, and John Helfers, eds. New York: DAW, 2002.
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Jacobs, A. J. "The Elves and the Shoemaker." Fractured Fairy Tales. New York: Bantam, 1997.
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Lannes, Roberta. "Roach in Loafers." Ruby Slippers, Golden Tears. Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling, eds. New York: Avon, 1996.
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Mayer, Gloria Gilbert and Thomas Mayer. "The Elves and the Shoemaker." Goldilocks on Management: 27 Revisionist Fairy Tales for Serious Managers. New York: American Management Association, 1999.
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Nye, Jody Lynn. "Keeping It Real." Little Red Riding Hood in the Big Bad City. Martin H. Greenberg and John Helfers, eds. New York: DAW, 2004.
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Schimel, Lawrence. "The Shoemaker and the Elvis." Elf Magic. Martin H. Greenberg, editor. New York: DAW, 1997.
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Pastan, Linda. "This Enchanted Forest: The Elves and the Shoemaker." Carnival Evening: New and Selected Poems, 1968-1998. New York: W.W. Norton & Co., 1998.
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I have listed primarily classical compositions of music using the themes of this fairy tale in either ballet, opera or some other musical style. I have also provided links to popular recordings of the music when available at Amazon.com. The advantage to these links is that you can listen to samples of the music at no charge.
Alejandro, Esther. El zapatero prodigioso (The Marvelous Shoemaker). 1980.
Composed on commission for the Conservatory of Music in Puerto Rico for orchestra and narrator.
Bennett, Rowena. The Shoemaker and the Elves. In The Drama Magazine for Young People. Boston: Plays, Inc., November 1990. pp. 55-64.
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Boettcher-Tate, Karen. The Elves and the Shoemaker. Denver: Pioneer Drama Service, 1990.
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