The Lost Princess: Women Writers and the History of Classic Fairy Tales

by Anne E. Duggan

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,"...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1789147697
• ISBN13: 9781789147698
• Release Date: December 2023
• Publisher: Reaktion Books
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.