Postmodern Fairy Tales: Gender and Narrative Strategies

by Cristina Bacchilega

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812216830
• ISBN13: 9780812216837
• Release Date: March 1999
• Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"