The Victorian Press and the Fairy Tale /

This book offers a new history of the fairy tale, revealing the creative role of periodical publication in shaping this popular genre. Sumpter explores the fairy tale's reinvention for (and by) diverse readerships in unexpected contexts, including debates over evolution, colonialism, socialism,...

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Main Author: Sumpter, Caroline (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2008.
Series:Palgrave studies in nineteenth-century writing and culture.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This book offers a new history of the fairy tale, revealing the creative role of periodical publication in shaping this popular genre. Sumpter explores the fairy tale's reinvention for (and by) diverse readerships in unexpected contexts, including debates over evolution, colonialism, socialism, gender and sexuality and decadence.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (XII, 254 pages)
ISBN:9780230227644
DOI:10.1057/9780230227644