Advice before it be too late: or, A breviate for the convention [[electronic resource] ] : humbly represented to the Lords and Commons of England

• Record Nr.: UNISA996384732203316
• Autore: Humfrey John <1621-1719.>
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: [London, : s.n., 1688]
• Descrizione fisica: [4] p
• Soggetti: Great Britain History Revolution of 1688 Early works to 1800
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Attributed to John Humfrey.; Caption title.; Imprint suggested by Wing.; Item at C3:1[23] imperfect: torn and stained with some loss of print.; Reproduction of original in the British Library.
• Sommario/riassunto: eebo-0018

Postmodern fairy tales : gender and narrative strategies / / Cristina Bacchilega

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910781706203321
• Autore: Bacchilega Cristina <1955->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Philadelphia, : University of Pennsylvania Press, c1997
• ISBN: 1-283-21110-6; 9786613211101; 0-8122-0063-2
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (221 pages) : illustrations
• Disciplina: 398.2
• Soggetti: Fairy tales - History and criticism; Symbolism in fairy tales; Sex role; Women
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [191]-203) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- Preface -- 1. Performing Wonders -- 2. The Framing of "Snow White" -- 3. Not Re(a)d Once and for All -- 4. In the Eye of the Beholder -- 5. "Be Bold, Be Bold, But Not Too Bold" -- Epilogue. Peopling the Bloody Chambers: "Once upon Many Times" and "Once upon One Time" -- Notes -- Works Cited -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.