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基本説明
New in paperback. Hardcover was published in 2008. "The Victorian Press and the Fairy Tale fills a major gap in the study of the literary fairy tale, and it fills the gap extremely well." -Professor Jack Zipes, University of Minnesota.
Full Description
This book offers a new history of the fairy tale, revealing the creative role of periodical publication in shaping this popular genre. Sumpter explores the fairy tale's reinvention for (and by) diverse readerships in unexpected contexts, including debates over evolution, colonialism, socialism, gender and sexuality and decadence.
Contents
List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Serializing Scheherazade: An Alternative History of the Fairy Tale Myths of Origin: Folktale Scholarship and Fictional Invention in Magazines for Children Science and Superstition, Realism and Romance: Fairy Tale and Fantasy in the Adult Shilling Monthly 'I wonder were the fairies Socialists?': The Politics of the Fairy Tale in the 1890s Labour Press 'All art is once surface and symbol': Fairy Tales and the Fin-de-Siècle Little Magazines Conclusion: Myth in the Marketplace Notes Bibliography Index