In this book Chris Beasley and Heather Brook interrogate the interplay between politics and
culture in Hollywood film in the context of US cinematic, social, and political culture, while …

One of the ways in which culture becomes enriched is through reconsideration and
reinterpretation of well-known stories, and classic fairy tales provide promising material for …

Because of their prominent use of artistic illustrations, contemporary Flemish picture books
have often been referred to as “aesthetic picture books” in Flanders. In this article, I will …

While classical fairy tales do not portray much depth of suffering, many contemporary fairy-
tale retellings explore trauma and its aftermath in great detail. This article analyzes …

This article presents the findings of a university reading and writing workshop on fairy-tale
reimaginations. Fairy-tale reimaginations, understood as rewriting fairy tales using …

This dissertation argues that the fairytale fantasy, a hybrid genre that combines fairy tale and
fantasy characteristics, not only inherits the qualities of its generic predecessors but also …

Fairy tales are enduring cultural texts that have enjoyed wide appeal and the continuing
popularity of the fairy tale can be seen in the recent proliferation of media employing fairy …

Literature is very important for our life. Literature can be enjoyed by all people, including
children. There are many kinds of literature for children, namely fairy tales, folklore …

Hollywood romantic comedies draw on myths of happiness in direct and often obvious ways.
Cinderella stories are a staple narrative of mainstream romance, as are a number of other …

In this thesis, the continued yet contested relevance of the Female Gothic in literature
privileging women characters is investigated. Ellen Moers, Sandra Gilbert and Susan Gubar …