The Fairy Tale World

The Fairy Tale World is a comprehensive volume that challenges romantic ideas about timeless tales of good and evil and argues that fairy tales are culturally astute narratives that reflect the historical and material circumstances of the societies in which they are produced. It takes a global perspective and broadens the international, cultural, and critical scope of fairy-tale studies, with contributors looking at the contrast between traditional and modern reinterpretations, responses to the fairy tale around the world, applications of the fairy tale in diverse media, debates concerning global and local ownership, and the fairy tale as told through art, dance, theatre, fan fiction, and film.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 504 pages
Publication date: 21 January 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

The Fairy Tale World is a comprehensive and groundbreaking exploration of the ever-evolving realm of fairy tales. This authoritative volume delves into the latest critical attention, challenging romantic notions about timeless tales of good and evil. It argues that fairy tales are culturally astute narratives that reflect the historical and material circumstances of the societies in which they are produced.

The Fairy Tale World takes a truly global perspective, broadening the international, cultural, and critical scope of fairy-tale studies. Spanning five parts, the volume challenges the previously Eurocentric focus, with contributors examining:

• The contrast between traditional, canonical fairy tales and more modern reinterpretations.
• Responses to the fairy tale across the world, encompassing works from every continent.
• Applications of the fairy tale in diverse media, from oral tradition to the commercialized films of Hollywood and Bollywood.
• Debates concerning the global and local ownership of fairy tales, and the impact of the digital age and an exponentially globalized world on traditional narratives.
• The fairy tale as told through art, dance, theatre, fan fiction, and film.

This volume brings together a selection of the most respected voices in the field, offering groundbreaking analysis of the fairy tale in relation to ethnicity, colonialism, feminism, disability, sexuality, the environment, and class. An indispensable resource for students and scholars alike, The Fairy Tale World seeks to uncover how such a traditional area of literature has remained so enduringly relevant in the modern world.

Weight: 930g
Dimension: 246 x 174 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032475707