Feminist Fairy Tales

by Barbara G. Walker

Hardcover, 1996

Status

Available

Tags

Spirituality & Folk Tales, Goddess, Fairy Tales, Mythology, Folklore

Genres

Publication

Harpercollins (1996), Edition: 1, 256 pages

Description

Prominent feminist author Barbara Walker has revamped, retold, and infused with life some of your favorite classic fairy tales. No longer are women submissive, helpless creatures in need of redemption through the princely male! Instead they are vibrantly alive, strong women who take fate into their own hands.

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Rating

(25 ratings; 3.4)

User reviews

LibraryThing member AAPremlall
Thoroughly enjoyed these stories and the socially conscious twist. Imagine how life would have been if we grew up with these instead of the usual tales which don't do much for girls/women.

Subjects

Fairy tales Adaptations
Feminist fiction, American

Language

English

Original language

English

Original publication date

1996

Physical description

256 p.; 6.25 inches

ISBN

0062513192 / 9780062513199

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