The Lost Princess
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The Lost Princess

Women Writers and the History of Classic Fairy Tales

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The Lost Princess

Women Writers and the History of Classic Fairy Tales

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About This Book

Once upon a time: the forgotten female fabulists whose heroines flipped the fairy tale script.
 
People often associate fairy tales with Disney films and with the male authors from whom Disney often drew inspiration—notably Charles Perrault, the Brothers Grimm, and Hans Christian Andersen. In these portrayals, the princess is a passive, compliant figure. By contrast, The Lost Princess shows that classic fairy tales such as "Cinderella, " "Rapunzel, " and "Beauty and the Beast" have a much richer, more complex history than Disney's saccharine depictions. Anne E. Duggan recovers the voices of women writers such as Marie-Catherine d'Aulnoy, Marie-Jeanne L'HĂ©ritier, and Charlotte-Rose de La Force, who penned popular tales about ogre-killing, pregnant, cross-dressing, dynamic heroines who saved the day. This new history will appeal to anyone who wants to know more about the lost, plucky heroines of historic fairy tales.

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Publisher
Reaktion Books
Year
2023
ISBN
9781789148138
Topic
Literature
Subtopic
Literary Criticism
Index
Literature

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright
  5. CONTENTS
  6. Introduction
  7. 1 A Not-So-Passive Cinderella
  8. 2 Beauties, Beasts and d’Aulnoy’s Legacy
  9. 3 The Other Famous Cat Tale
  10. 4 The Lost Amazon Warriors
  11. Epilogue
  12. REFERENCES
  13. SOURCES
  14. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
  15. PHOTO ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
  16. INDEX