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The Lost Princess
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- Book Synopsis
- People often associate fairy tales with Disney films, and with the male authors from whom Disney often drew inspiration - notably Charles Perrault, the Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Andersen. In these portrayals the princess is a passive, compliant figure. By contrast, The Lost Princess shows that classic fairy tales such as 'Cinderella', 'Rapunzel' and 'Beauty and the Beast' have a much richer, more complex history than Disney's saccharine depictions. Anne E. Duggan recovers the voices of women writers such as Marie-Catherine d'Aulnoy, Marie-Jeanne L'Héritier and Charlotte-Rose de La Force, who penned popular tales about ogre-killing, pregnant, cross-dressing, dynamic heroines who saved the day. This new history will appeal to anyone who wants to know more about the lost, plucky heroines of historic fairy tales.
- About The Author
- Anne E. Duggan is Professor of French and Fairy-Tale Studies at Wayne State University, Michigan. She is the author, editor or translator of many books, including A Cultural History of Fairy Tales (2021).
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781789147698
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books, (18 September 2023)
- Number of Pages
- 264
- Weight
- 482 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 216 x 138 x 28 mm
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