Performing wonders: postmodern revisions of fairy tales -- The framing of "Snow White": narrative and gender (re)production -- Not re(a)d once and for all: "Little Red Riding Hood"'s voice in performance -- In the eye of the beholder: "Where is Beast?" -- "Be bold, be bold, but not too bold": double agents and Bluebeard's plot -- Epilogue. Peopling the bloody chambers: "Once upon many times" and "Once upon one time."
Summary
"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."--Jacket
Analysis
Fairy tales History and criticism
Sex role Folklore
Symbolism in fairy tales
Women Folklore
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-203) and index
Notes
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