In the 1970s, feminists focused critical attention on fairy tales and broke the spell that had enchanted readers for centuries. By exposing the role of fairy tales in the cultural struggle over gender, feminism transformed fairy-tale studies and sparked a debate that would change the way society thinks about fairy tales and the words "happily ever after." Now, after three decades of provocative criticism and controversy, this book reevaluates the feminist critique of fairy tales.
The eleven essays within Fairy Tales and Feminism challenge and rethink conventional...
In the 1970s, feminists focused critical attention on fairy tales and broke the spell that had enchanted readers for centuries. By exposing the rol...
In a 2004 meeting marking the Arabian Nights' tercentennial at the Herzog August Library in Wolfenb?ttel, Germany, nineteen international scholars presented their work on the transnational aspects of the Arabian Nights. This volume collects their papers, whose topics range from the history of the Arabian Nights manuscripts, to positioning the Nights in modern and postmodern discourse, to the international reception of the Nights in written and oral tradition.
Essays are arranged in five sections. The first section contains essays on Galland's translation and its "continuation" by...
In a 2004 meeting marking the Arabian Nights' tercentennial at the Herzog August Library in Wolfenb?ttel, Germany, nineteen international scholars ...
In this enjoyable volume, Kay Stone has selected writings from her scholarly articles and books spanning 1975-2004 that contain reflections on the value of fairy tales as adult literature. The title Some Day Your Witch Will Come twists a Walt Disney lyric to challenge the typical fairy-tale framework and is a nod to Stone's innovative and sometimes unconventional perspective. As a whole, this collection is a fascinating look at both the evolution of a career and the recent history of fairy-tale scholarship.
The volume is organized in three chronological sections, beginning with Stone's...
In this enjoyable volume, Kay Stone has selected writings from her scholarly articles and books spanning 1975-2004 that contain reflections on the ...
Jack Zipes has selected the tales in Charles Godfrey Leland and His Magical Tales from five different books and has arranged them thematically. What distinguishes Leland from the major folklorists of the nineteenth century is his literary embellishment to represent his particular regard for their poetry, purity, and history.
Jack Zipes has selected the tales in Charles Godfrey Leland and His Magical Tales from five different books and has arranged them thematically. What d...