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Don't Bet on the Prince: Contemporary Feminist Fairy Tales in North America and England

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This anthology of feminist fairy tales and critical essays acts as an example of how the literature of fantasy and imagination can be harnessed to create a new view of the world. It demonstrates how recent writers have changed the aesthetic constructs and social content of fairy tales to reflect cultural change since the 1960s in area of gender roles, socialization and education. It includes selected works from such writers as Angela Carter, Margaret Atwood and Jay Williams, and critical essays from Marcia Lieberman and Sandra Gilbert.

Language: English

Pages: 270

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Routledge

Release: November 15, 1986

ISBN: 0415902630

ISBN 13: 9780415902632

Don't Bet on the Prince: Contemporary Feminist Fairy Tales in North America and England

4/5 ( ratings)

This anthology of feminist fairy tales and critical essays acts as an example of how the literature of fantasy and imagination can be harnessed to create a new view of the world. It demonstrates how recent writers have changed the aesthetic constructs and social content of fairy tales to reflect cultural change since the 1960s in area of gender roles, socialization and education. It includes selected works from such writers as Angela Carter, Margaret Atwood and Jay Williams, and critical essays from Marcia Lieberman and Sandra Gilbert.

Language: English

Pages: 270

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Routledge

Release: November 15, 1986

ISBN: 0415902630

ISBN 13: 9780415902632

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