From the Beast to the Blonde: On Fairy Tales and Their Tellers
by:
Marina Warner (author)
In this landmark study of the history and meaning of fairy tales, the celebrated cultural critic Marina Warner looks at storytelling in art and legend-from the prophesying enchantress who lures men to a false paradise, to jolly Mother Goose with her masqueraders in the real world. Why are...
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In this landmark study of the history and meaning of fairy tales, the celebrated cultural critic Marina Warner looks at storytelling in art and legend-from the prophesying enchantress who lures men to a false paradise, to jolly Mother Goose with her masqueraders in the real world. Why are storytellers so often women, and how does that affect the status of fairy tales? Are they a source of wisdom or a misleading temptation to indulge in romancing?
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780374524876 (0374524874)
ASIN: 0374524874
Publish date: 1996-09-30
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pages no: 492
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Non Fiction,
Writing,
History,
Academic,
Reference,
Language,
Criticism,
Literary Criticism,
Feminism,
Fairy Tales,
Research,
Mythology,
Folklore
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