Postmodern fairy tales
Subtitle: gender and narrative strategies
By: Cristina Bacchilega.
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 208
Subjects: Fairy tales -- History and criticism.; Symbolism in fairy tales.; Sex role -- Folklore.; Women -- Folklore.
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [191]-203) and index.