Postmodern Fairy Tales : : Gender and Narrative Strategies / / Cristina Bacchilega.
Postmodern Fairy Tales seeks to understand the fairy tale not as children's literature but within the broader context of folklore and literary studies. It focuses on the narrative strategies through which women are portrayed in four classic stories: "Snow White," "Little Red Ridi...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Penn Press eBook Package Complete Collection |
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Place / Publishing House: | Philadelphia : : University of Pennsylvania Press, , [2010] ©1997 |
Year of Publication: | 2010 |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (208 p.) |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- Preface -- 1. Performing Wonders -- 2. The Framing of "Snow White" -- 3. Not Re(a)d Once and for All -- 4. In the Eye of the Beholder -- 5. "Be Bold, Be Bold, But Not Too Bold" -- Epilogue. Peopling the Bloody Chambers: "Once upon Many Times" and "Once upon One Time" -- Notes -- Works Cited -- Index |
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Summary: | Postmodern Fairy Tales seeks to understand the fairy tale not as children's literature but within the broader context of folklore and literary studies. It focuses on the narrative strategies through which women are portrayed in four classic stories: "Snow White," "Little Red Riding Hood," "Beauty and the Beast," and "Bluebeard." Bacchilega traces the oral sources of each tale, offers a provocative interpretation of contemporary versions by Angela Carter, Robert Coover, Donald Barthelme, Margaret Atwood, and Tanith Lee, and explores the ways in which the tales are transformed in film, television, and musicals. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9780812200638 9783110413458 9783110413540 9783110442526 |
DOI: | 10.9783/9780812200638 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Cristina Bacchilega. |