Don't Bet On The Prince: Contemporary Feminist Fairy Tales In North America And England
This anthology of feminist fairy tales and critical essays acts as an example of how the literature of fantasy and imagination can be harnessed to create a new view of the world. It demonstrates how recent writers have changed the aesthetic constructs and social content of fairy tales to reflect...
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This anthology of feminist fairy tales and critical essays acts as an example of how the literature of fantasy and imagination can be harnessed to create a new view of the world. It demonstrates how recent writers have changed the aesthetic constructs and social content of fairy tales to reflect cultural change since the 1960s in area of gender roles, socialization and education. It includes selected works from such writers as Angela Carter, Margaret Atwood and Jay Williams, and critical essays from Marcia Lieberman and Sandra Gilbert.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780416013719 (0416013716)
Publish date: January 1st 1986
Publisher: Methuen Publishing
Pages no: 270
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Childrens,
Writing,
Essays,
Anthologies,
Adult,
Feminism,
Fairy Tales,
Short Stories,
Folklore,
Fairy Tale Retellings
A feminist look at fairy tales including short stories. This book is split into three sections - tales for younger readers, tales for older readers, and criticism. The works have appeared in various sources elsewhere. Included in this collection are feminist working of Beaty and the Beast, a discu...
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