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From the Beast to the Blonde: On Fairy Tales and Their Tellers
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Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #95126 in Books
- Published on: 1995-09-07
- Binding: Paperback
- 480 pages
Editorial Reviews
Synopsis
Looks beyond the Freudian interpretation of fairy tales, to the tellers of tales and to the social and cultural contexts in which the tales are told. This volume considers tales through the centuries, from the ancient sibyl to 18th-century salonieres, from Disney to Angela Carter.
Customer Reviews
Dark, unexpected and completely absorbing!
It is hard to believe that this is a text book; it is written beautifully and has become my night-time reading!
Exploring the various roles women assume within fairy tales, Warner shows a marvellous intellect and surprises you at every turn. You thought you knew fairy tales? Guess again. Never will reading the kiddies a bedtime story be the same again.
