Contemporary fairy-tale magic : subverting gender and genre / edited by Lydia Brugué and Auba Llompart.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Brugué, Lydia, editor, author.

Llompart, Auba, editor, author.

Series:

At the interface/probing the boundaries ; vol. 129.

At the interface/probing the boundaries ; volume 129

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fairy tales--Adaptations--History and criticism.

Fairy tales.

Fairy tales in literature.

Fairy tales in motion pictures.

Fairy tales--Adaptations--Comic books, strips, etc.

Folklore in literature.

Literature, Modern--History and criticism.

Literature, Modern.

Fairy tales--History and criticism.

Fairy tales--Adaptations.

Genre:

Adaptations.

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Comics (Graphic works)

Physical Description:

xviii, 340 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill Rodopi, [2020]

Summary:

"For centuries, fairy tales and folktales have given us- children and adults- the opportunity to escape from reality by transporting us to magical worlds of flying broomsticks, enchanted forests, spells, ogres, talking animals, princes, princesses, castles and dragons"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Part 1. Contemporary Subversions of Gender in Fairy Tales

Part 2. The Darkness of Contemporary Fairy Tales

Part 3. Other Contemporary Subversions of Genre through Fairy Tales.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9789004418981

9004418989

OCLC:

1111948468