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Postmodern Fairy Tales
Gender and Narrative Strategies
Cristina Bacchilega (Author)
9780812216837
Paperback / softback, published 12 March 1999
208 pages
21.6 x 14 x 1.5 cm, 0.666 kg
"An extraordinary book, and a 'first' on the topic."-Jack Zipes "Examining the workings of the powerful desire machines built into postmodern versions of 'Snow White,' 'Little Red Riding Hood,' 'Beauty and the Beast,' and 'Bluebeard,' Cristina Bacchilega's astute rereadings uncover intriguing mirrorings and revisions."-Ruth B. Bottigheimer, State University of New York at Stony Brook
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.