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

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910811919403321
• Autore: Bacchilega Cristina <1955->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Philadelphia, : University of Pennsylvania Press, c1997
• ISBN: 1-283-21110-6; 9786613211101; 0-8122-0063-2
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• 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.