| Description |
xi, 208 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-203) and index. |
| Contents |
Performing wonders: postmodern revisions of fairy tales -- The framing of "Snow White": narrative and gender (re)production -- Not re(a)d once and for all: "Little Red Riding Hood"'s voice in performance -- In the eye of the beholder: "Where is Beast?" -- "Be bold, be bold, but not too bold": double agents and Bluebeard's plot -- Epilogue. Peopling the bloody chambers: "Once upon many times" and "Once upon one time." |
| Summary |
"This book offers a historicizing perspective on the question of gender in fairy tales, focusing on past and present versions of four classic stories in order to analyze their varying representations of women."--Jacket. |
| Subject |
Fairy tales -- History and criticism.
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Fairy tales. |
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Symbolism in fairy tales.
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Symbolism in fairy tales. |
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Sex role -- Folklore.
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Sex role. |
| Genre/Form |
Folklore.
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| Subject |
Women -- Folklore.
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Women -- Folklore. |
| Indexed Term |
Symbolism in fairy tales |
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Women Folklore |
| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Subject |
Gender roles. |
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Women. |
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Womyn. |
| Other Form: |
Online version: Bacchilega, Cristina, 1955- Postmodern fairy tales. Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, ©1997 (OCoLC)645843954 |
| ISBN |
0812233921 (acid-free paper) |
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9780812233926 (acid-free paper) |
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0812216830 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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9780812216837 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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