Fairy tales transformed? Twenty-first-century adaptations and the politics of wonder

Bacchilega, Cristina: Fairy tales transformed? Twenty-first century adaptations and the politics of wonder. Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 2013, 290 p.Bacchilega, Cristina: Fairy tales transformed? Twenty-first century adaptations and the politics of wonder. Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 2013, 290 p

A Fairy Godmother of her own in 17thCentury France : Subversive Female Agency in Madame d’Aulnoy’s “The White Cat”

Magic and metamorphosis always go hand in hand in wonder tales. I argue that in Marie Cathérine d’Aulnoy’s wonder tales, however, it would be more accurate to say that magic and metamorphosis go paw in hand: I will analyse d’ Aulnoy’s wonder tale “The White Cat” in order to illustrate the way she favours the mythological theme of animal metamorphosis. Herself the victim of an unhappy arranged marriage in seventeenth-century France, Madame d’Aulnoy was highly critical of forced marriages, so much so that her tales seriously commented on love, courtship and marriage. D’Aulnoy’s buoyant tales tell their author’s search for magic in her own life, marked by scandal and rebellion against the marriage mores of her time from a very early age on. She is Fairy Godmother to her heroines, granting them happiness after sore trials and tribulations, and to herself, by refusing to be a passive object submitted to another’s will and reclaiming instead the agency of changing her life.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Tales of Wonder. Containing The Castle of Enchantment or The Mysterious Deception. The Robbers Daughter or The Phantom of the Grotto. The Magic-Legacy & c.

Tales of Wonder contains four short gothic stories. Their titles are: The Castle of Enchantment or The Mysterious Deception, The Robber\u27s Daughter or The Phantom of the Grotto, The Magic Legacy, and The Enchanted Knight; or Phebe. For a more detailed summary of each, please see the Gothic Archive\u27s supplemental materials.https://epublications.marquette.edu/english_gothic/1022/thumbnail.jp

Revisiting the 20th century: tales of wonder and desperation

A collection of short fiction by Michael Pearson King

Fairy tale elements in the short fiction of Nathaniel Hawthorne

The purpose of this dissertation is to examine the fairy tale elements in A Wonder-Book. Tanalewood Tales, and selected short stories, and to illustrate how Hawthorne altered and expanded these elements in some of his more famous tales. Chapter One establishes a connection between Hawthorne and the fairy tale, suggesting that Hawthorne was aware of specific fairy tales and fairy tale writers. Chapter Two traces a brief history of the fairy tale, suggesting how fairy tale writers altered the tales. Next, the chapter establishes characteristics of the tale. Finally, the chapter concludes with a definition of the fairy tale as genre. Chapter Three traces fairy tale elements in A Wonder-Book and Tanalewood Tales, stories which Hawthorne wrote for children. Chapter Four illustrates how Hawthorne altered and expanded fairy tale elements in other stories and concludes by showing the consequences of fairy tale elements in some of his more famous tales, such as, "The Snow-Image: A Childish Miracle," "Young Goodman Brown," "Rappaccini's Daughter," and "The Birth-Mark." The Conclusion summarizes the major changes that Hawthorne made in his use of fairy tale elements

Caught in the Fairy-Tale Web

A book review of Cristina Bacchilega\u27s book "Fairy Tales Transformed? Twenty-First-Century Adaptations & the Politics of Wonder" published in 2013

Fairy Tales Transformed? Twenty-First-Century Adaptations and the Politics of Wonder by Cristina Bacchilega (Review)

Reviews the book: Fairy Tales Transformed? Twenty-First-Century Adaptations and the Politics of Wonder by Cristina Bacchilega. Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 2013

Misconceptions about Science Concepts in Traditional Fairy Tales

Fairy tales, cherished for generations, often incorporate elements of magic and wonder. While not intended to be scientific, they sometimes introduce misconceptions about fundamental science concepts. This paper explores common misconceptions about science found in traditional fairy tales, aiming to shed light on how these stories may contribute to a misunderstanding of scientific principles and the potential consequences of perpetuating such misconceptions