Postmodern Fairy Tales: Gender and Narrative Strategies

by Cristina Bacchilega

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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...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0812216830

ISBN13:9780812216837

Release Date:March 1999

Publisher:University of Pennsylvania Press

Length:208 Pages

Weight:0.70 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Related Subjects

Criticism & Theory Fairy Tales Folklore & Mythology History & Criticism Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Movements & Periods Mythology & Folk Tales Postmodernism Social Science

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