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The Lost Princess : Women Writers and the History of Classic Fairy Tales / Anne E. Duggan.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Duggan, Anne E., 1967- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Fairy tales--France--History and criticism.
- Fairy tales.
- French literature--17th century--History and criticism.
- French literature.
- French literature--18th century--History and criticism.
- French literature--Women authors.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (260 pages, 8 unnumbered leaves of plates) : illustrations (some color)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- London, England : Reaktion Books Ltd, [2023]
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Summary:
- Once upon a time: the forgotten female fabulists whose heroines flipped the fairy tale script. People often associate fairy tales with Disney films and with the male authors from whom Disney often drew inspiration--notably Charles Perrault, the Brothers Grimm, and Hans Christian Andersen. In these portrayals, the princess is a passive, compliant figure. By contrast, The Lost Princess shows that classic fairy tales such as "Cinderella," "Rapunzel," and "Beauty and the Beast" have a much richer, more complex history than Disney's saccharine depictions. Anne E. Duggan recovers the voices of women writers such as Marie-Catherine d'Aulnoy, Marie-Jeanne L'Héritier, and Charlotte-Rose de La Force, who penned popular tales about ogre-killing, pregnant, cross-dressing, dynamic heroines who saved the day. This new history will appeal to anyone who wants to know more about the lost, plucky heroines of historic fairy tales.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- A not-so-passive Cinderella
- Beauties, beasts and d'Aulnoy's legacy
- The other famous cat tale
- The lost Amazon warriors
- Epilogue.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Description based on print version record.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Duggan, Anne E. The Lost Princess
- ISBN:
- 9781789148138
- 1789148138
- OCLC:
- 1393138525
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