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Postmodern fairy tales

by Cristina Bacchilega · 1997

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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.

History and criticismSymbolism in fairy talesFairy talesSex roleFolkloreWomenFairy tales, history and criticismContes de féesHistoire et critiqueSymbolisme dans les contes de féesRôle selon le sexeFemmes