Contemporary Fiction And The Fairy Tale
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Author |
: Stephen Benson |
Publisher |
: Wayne State University Press |
Total Pages |
: 220 |
Release |
: 2008 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0814332544 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780814332542 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (44 Downloads) |
Synopsis Contemporary Fiction and the Fairy Tale by : Stephen Benson
Considers the profound influence of fairy tales on contemporary fiction, including the work of Margaret Atwood, A.S. Byatt, Angela Carter, Robert Coover, Salman Rushdie, and Jeanette Winterson. Recent decades have witnessed a renaissance of interest in the fairy tale, not least among writers of fiction. In Contemporary Fiction and the Fairy Tale, editor Stephen Benson argues that fairy tales are one of the key influences on fiction of the past thirty years and also continue to shape literary trends in the present. Contributors detail the use of fairy tales both as inspiration and blueprint and explore the results of juxtaposing fairy tales and contemporary fiction. At the heart of this collection, seven leading scholars focus on authors whose work is heavily informed and transformed by fairy tales: Robert Coover, A. S. Byatt, Margaret Atwood, Angela Carter, and Salman Rushdie. In addition to investigating the work of this so-called fairy-tale generation, Contemporary Fiction and the Fairy Tale provides a survey of the body of theoretical writing surrounding these authors, both from within literary studies and from fairy-tale studies itself. Contributors present an overview of critical positions, considered here in relation to the work of Jeanette Winterson and of Nalo Hopkinson, suggesting further avenues for research. Contemporary Fiction and the Fairy Tale offers the first detailed and comprehensive account of the key authors working in this emerging genre. Students and teachers of fiction, folklore, and fairy-tale studies will appreciate this insightful volume.
Author |
: Susan Sellers |
Publisher |
: Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages |
: 198 |
Release |
: 2017-03-14 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781403919205 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1403919208 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (05 Downloads) |
Synopsis Myth and Fairy Tale in Contemporary Women's Fiction by : Susan Sellers
Woman as gorgon, woman as temptress: the classical and biblical mythology which has dominated Western thinking defines women in a variety of patriarchally encoded roles. This study addresses the surprising persistence of mythical influence in contemporary fiction. Opening with the question 'what is myth?', the first section provides a wide-ranging review of mythography. It traces how myths have been perceived and interpreted by such commentators as Sigmund Freud, Carl Jung, Bruno Bettelheim, Roland Barthes, Jack Zipes and Marina Warner. This leads to an examination of the role that mythic narrative plays in social and self formation, drawing on the literary, feminist and psychoanalytic theories of Julia Kristeva, Luce Irigaray, Helene Cixous and Judith Butler to delineate the ways in which women's mythos can transcend the limitations of logos and give rise to potent new models for individual and cultural regeneration. In this light, Susan Sellers offers challenging new readings of a wide range of contemporary women's fiction, including works by A. S. Byatt, Angela Carter, Anne Rice, Michele Roberts, Emma Tennant and Fay Weldon. Topics explored include fairy tale as erotic fiction, new religious writing, vampires and gender-bending, mythic mothers, genre fiction, the still-persuasive paradigm of feminine beauty, and the radical potential of comedy.
Author |
: Alison Lurie |
Publisher |
: Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages |
: 455 |
Release |
: 2003-02-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0192803832 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780192803832 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (32 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Oxford Book of Modern Fairy Tales by : Alison Lurie
This marvelous collection of fairy tales, some moral, some satirical, some bizarre, reflects the popularity and scope of this enduring and versatile genre. Featuring tales written by figures as diverse as Charles Dickens and Ursula Le Guin, this anthology will appeal to the child that exists in every adult.
Author |
: |
Publisher |
: BRILL |
Total Pages |
: 358 |
Release |
: 2020-01-13 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9789004418998 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9004418997 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (98 Downloads) |
Synopsis Contemporary Fairy-Tale Magic by :
Contemporary Fairy-Tale Magic 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.
Author |
: Elena Polyudova |
Publisher |
: Cambridge Scholars Publishing |
Total Pages |
: 160 |
Release |
: 2016-04-26 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781443892506 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1443892505 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (06 Downloads) |
Synopsis Once Upon a Time in the Contemporary World by : Elena Polyudova
This volume brings together a selection of streams present in modern mass-media culture, from classic cartoons to TV series. The chapters form a rich mosaic of interconnecting themes, and highlight the current process of transforming well-known fairy-tale plots. The book considers recent media productions, such as “Once Upon a Time” and “Beauty and the Beast” as modern fairy-tales for children and adults, showing these new versions of familiar characters to reflect the psychological demands of the contemporary audience in the post-modernist cultural environment. In addition, the book explores new Internet fiction genres, including fan-fiction, interactive fairy-tales, and fairy-tale blogs. As a part of cultural studies, the book considers classic cartoons based on books, such as “Mowgli” and “The Little Prince”, from philosophical and cross-cultural points of view.
Author |
: Maria Adelmann |
Publisher |
: Little, Brown |
Total Pages |
: 297 |
Release |
: 2022-05-31 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780316450829 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0316450820 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (29 Downloads) |
Synopsis How to Be Eaten by : Maria Adelmann
One of NPR's Best Books of the Year: This darkly funny and provocative novel reimagines classic fairy tale characters as modern women in a support group for trauma. In present-day New York City, five women meet in a basement support group to process their traumas. Bernice grapples with the fallout of dating a psychopathic, blue-bearded billionaire. Ruby, once devoured by a wolf, now wears him as a coat. Gretel questions her memory of being held captive in a house made of candy. Ashlee, the winner of a Bachelor-esque dating show, wonders if she really got her promised fairy tale ending. And Raina's love story will shock them all. Though the women start out wary of one another, judging each other’s stories, gradually they begin to realize that they may have more in common than they supposed . . . What really brought them here? What secrets will they reveal? And is it too late for them to rescue each other? Dark, edgy, and wickedly funny, this debut for readers of Carmen Maria Machado, Kristen Arnett, and Kelly Link takes our coziest, most beloved childhood stories, exposes them as anti-feminist nightmares, and transforms them into a new kind of myth for grown-up women. *Belletrist June Book Club Pick* Named a Best Book of May by TIME Magazine & Glamour One of NPR’s Best Books of the Year
Author |
: Kevin Paul Smith |
Publisher |
: Springer |
Total Pages |
: 205 |
Release |
: 2007-07-31 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780230591707 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0230591701 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (07 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Postmodern Fairytale by : Kevin Paul Smith
Why is Shrek one of the greatest selling DVDs of all time? Why are shampoo advertisements based on Sleeping Beauty? Why is it that the same simple stories keep being told? This study attempts to explain why fairy tales keep popping up in the most unexpected places and why the best storytellers begin their tales with 'once upon a time'.
Author |
: Cristina Bacchilega |
Publisher |
: Wayne State University Press |
Total Pages |
: 302 |
Release |
: 2013-11-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780814339282 |
ISBN-13 |
: 081433928X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (82 Downloads) |
Synopsis Fairy Tales Transformed? by : Cristina Bacchilega
Scholars of fairy-tale studies will enjoy Bacchilega's significant new study of contemporary adaptations.
Author |
: Angela Carter |
Publisher |
: Virago |
Total Pages |
: 512 |
Release |
: 2015-11-19 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780349008219 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0349008213 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (19 Downloads) |
Synopsis Angela Carter's Book Of Fairy Tales by : Angela Carter
Once upon a time fairy tales weren't meant just for children, and neither is Angela Carter's Book of Fairy Tales. This stunning collection contains lyrical tales, bloody tales and hilariously funny and ripely bawdy stories from countries all around the world- from the Arctic to Asia - and no dippy princesses or soppy fairies. Instead, we have pretty maids and old crones; crafty women and bad girls; enchantresses and midwives; rascal aunts and odd sisters. This fabulous celebration of strong minds, low cunning, black arts and dirty tricks could only have been collected by the unique and much-missed Angela Carter. Illustrated throughout with original woodcuts.
Author |
: Elle Cruz |
Publisher |
: Entangled: Amara |
Total Pages |
: 0 |
Release |
: 2021-11-30 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781649370815 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1649370814 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (15 Downloads) |
Synopsis How to Survive a Modern-Day Fairy Tale by : Elle Cruz
A quirky, people-pleasing bookworm who is internet-famous for decorating cookies falls for the CEO of a huge tech company hailed as the next Mark Zuckerberg and the pair try to navigate their personal and professional differences together.