Fairy tales as social critique in adaptations by women writers /

This collection considers how women writers subvert normative structures in their adaptations of fairy tales. Though fairy tales as a genre have long been associated with conservative values, writers like Anne Sexton, Angela Carter and Emma Donoghue, among others, reimagine fairy tales as an instrum...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Alexander, Laura (Editor)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2025.
Subjects:	Fairy tales > Adaptations > History and criticism. Fiction > Women authors > History and criticism.

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