Postmodern fairy tales : gender and narrative strategies / Cristina Bacchilega.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bacchilega, Cristina, 1955-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fairy tales--History and criticism.

Fairy tales.

Symbolism in fairy tales.

Sex role--Folklore.

Sex role.

Women--Folklore.

Women.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (221 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, c1997.

Language Note:

English

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.

Contents:

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

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. [191]-203) and index.

ISBN:

9786613211101

9781283211109

1283211106

9780812200638

0812200632

OCLC:

759158151