The lost princess : women writers and the history of classic fairy tales / / Anne E. Duggan

• Autore: Duggan Anne E. <1967->
• Pubblicazione: London : , : Reaktion Books, , 2023; ©2023
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (260 pages, 8 unnumbered leaves of plates) : illustrations (some color)
• Soggetto topico: Fairy tales - France - History and criticism; Fairy tales - Women authors - History and criticism; Women heroes in literature; Princesses in literature; Women authors - History; French literature - 17th century - History and criticism; French literature - 18th century - History and criticism; French literature - Women authors - History and criticism
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction -- A not-so-passive Cinderella -- Beauties, beasts and d'Aulnoy's legacy -- The other famous cat tale -- The lost Amazon warriors -- Epilogue.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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," "Rapunzel," and "Beauty and the Beast" have a much richer, more complex history than Disney's saccharine depictions. Anne E. Duggan recovers the voices of women writers such as Marie-Catherine d'Aulnoy, Marie-Jeanne L'Héritier, and Charlotte-Rose de La Force, who penned popular tales about ogre-killing, pregnant, cross-dressing, dynamic heroines who saved the day. This new history will appeal to anyone who wants to know more about the lost, plucky heroines of historic fairy tales.
• Titolo autorizzato: The lost princess
• ISBN: 1-78914-813-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910915796903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II