Fairy tale and film : old tales with a new spin / Sue Short, Birkbeck College, University of London, UK.

Author/Creator:

Short, Sue, 1968- author.

Publication:

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.

Format/Description:

Book
ix, 218 pages ; 23 cm

Subjects:

Fairy tales in motion pictures.
Fairy tales -- Film adaptations.

Contents:

Introduction: old tales with a new spin
Finding love and fulfilling dreams: female aspirations in the rom-com
Curses, wishes, and amazing transformations: male maturationtales
Wealth through stealth: evening the odds or inviting disaster?
Demon lovers, ogre husbands, andfemale avengers
Houses of horror: domestic dangers and man-made monsters
Postmodern revisions: new tales for old?
Epilogue.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-203), filmography (pages 204-208), and index.

ISBN:

9781137020161
1137020164

OCLC:

890310042

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