Contemporary fairy-tale magic: subverting gender and genre

Contemporary Fairy-Tale Magic, edited by Lydia Brugue and Auba Llompart, studies the impact of fairy tales on contemporary cultures from an interdisciplinary perspective, with special emphasis on how literature and film are retelling classic fairy tales for modern audiences. We are currently witness...

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Other Authors: Brugué, Lydia (Editor), Llompart, Auba (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Leiden ; Boston Brill Rodopi [2020]
Series:At the interface/probing the boundaries volume 129
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Online Access:Inhaltsverzeichnis
Summary:Contemporary Fairy-Tale Magic, edited by Lydia Brugue and Auba Llompart, studies the impact of fairy tales on contemporary cultures from an interdisciplinary perspective, with special emphasis on how literature and film are retelling classic fairy tales for modern audiences. We are currently witnessing a resurgence of fairy tales and fairy-tale characters and motifs in art and popular culture, as well as an increasing and renewed interest in reinventing and subverting these narratives to adapt them to the expectations and needs of the contemporary public. The collected essays also observe how the influence of academic disciplines like Gender Studies and current literary and cinematic trends play an important part in the revision of fairy-tale plots, characters and themes. [back cover]. - "For centuries, fairy tales and folktales have given us- children and adults- the opportunity to escape from reality by transporting us to magical worlds of flying broomsticks, enchanted forests, spells, ogres, talking animals, princes, princesses, castles and dragons"--
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:XVIII, 340 Seiten Illustrationen
ISBN:9789004418981

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