| Description |
xxv, 463 pages, [16] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 449-453) and index. |
| Contents |
Tellers: In the cave of the enchantress -- Old wives' tale -- Word of mouth -- Game old birds -- No hideous hum -- Saint Anne, dear Nan -- Magic of the cross -- Old glass paving and the secret foot -- On riddles, asses, and the wisdom of fools -- Sweet talk, pleasant laughter -- In the kingdom of fiction -- Granny bonnets, wolves' cover -- Tales: Absent mothers -- Wicked stepmothers -- Demon lovers -- Ogre's appetite -- Reluctant brides -- Go! Be a beast -- Runaway girls -- Silence of the fathers -- Language of hair -- From the beast to the blonde -- Silence of the daughters. |
| Subject |
Fairy tales -- History and criticism.
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Women -- Folklore.
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Feminist literary criticism.
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| ISBN |
0374159017: $35.00 |
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