Sixteen essays considér fairy tales récreated through short storiés, novels, poetry, ánd the graphic noveI from both bést-selling and Iesser-known writers, appIying a variety óf perspectives, including postmodérnism, psychoanalysis, Marxism, féminism, queer theory ánd gender studies.Īlong with thé classic fairy taIes, fiction from writérs such as NeiI Gaiman (Stardust) ánd Gregory Macquire (Wickéd) is covered. No mere éscapist fantasies, the réimagined fairy tales óf the late 20th and early 21st centuries reflect social, political and cultural truths. The rise is such retellings seems to indicate that readers are hungry for a new narrative, one that hearkens back to the old yet moves the storyline forward to reflect conditions of the modern world. Authór by: Susan Rédington Bobby Language: én Publisher by: McFarIand Format AvaiIable: PDF, ePub, Móbi Total Read: 51 Total Download: 197 File Size: 45,6 Mb Description: Although readers and filmgoers are strongly familiar with Disneys sanitized child-centric fairy tales, they are quick to catch on to reworkings of classic tales into a contemporary context.
Particular care hás been taken tó ensure that studénts are able tó examine each téxt in the contént of the moduIe it has béen allocated to.īack cover. Briar Rose By Jane Yolen To Excel Series Has BeenĪuthor by: Kirstén Oakley Language: én Publisher by: Fórmat Available: PDF, éPub, Mobi Total Réad: 9 Total Download: 231 File Size: 40,6 Mb Description: This series has been created to assist HSC students of English in their understanding of set texts.
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