Author : Cristina Bacchilega
Release : 2010-08-03
Genre : Literary Criticism
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 632/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Postmodern Fairy Tales by : Cristina Bacchilega
Download or read book Postmodern Fairy Tales written by Cristina Bacchilega. This book was released on 2010-08-03. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.