Postmodern Fairy Tales: Gender and Narrative Strategies

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POSTMODERN FAIRY TALES POSTMODERN FAIRYTALES GENDER AND NARRATIVE STRATEGIES CRISTINA BACCHILEGA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA PRESS PHILAELPHA Copyright © 1997 Cristina Bacchilega All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Published by University of Pennsylvania Press Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-4011 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Bacchilega, Cristina, 1955— Postmodern fairy- tales : gender and narrative strategies / Cristina Bacchilega. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-8122-3392-1 (alk. paper) ISBN 0-8122-1683-0 (pbk.: alk paper) 1. Fairy tales—History and criticism. 2. Symbolism in fairy tales. 3. Sex role—Folklore. 4. Women—Folklore. I. Title. GR550.B33 1997 398.2—dc21 96-49318 CIP TO THE THREE J's IN MY LIFE AND FOR TELLA, KRISTIN, AND BRUNA This page intentionally left blank ...