Fairy Tale and Film

Old Tales with a New Spin
2015. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-349-43745-0
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 218 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 272 g

Sue Short examines how fairy tale tropes have been reworked in contemporary film, identifying familiar themes in a range of genres – including rom coms, crime films and horror – and noting key similarities and differences between the source narratives and their offspring.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Short, S.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Filmwissenschaft, Fernsehen, Radio
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Kulturwissenschaften
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturtheorie: Poetik und Literaturästhetik
• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunst, allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword Introduction: Old Tales with a New Spin 1. Finding Love and Fulfilling Dreams: Female Aspirations in the Rom-Com 2. Curses, Wishes, and Amazing Transformations: Male Maturation Tales 3. Wealth through Stealth: Evening the Odds or Inviting Disaster? 4. Demon Lovers, Ogre Husbands, and Female Avengers 5. Houses of Horror: Domestic Dangers and Man-Made Monsters 6. Postmodern Revisions: New Tales for Old? Epilogue Bibliography Filmography

Über Autor(innen)

Sue Short is a lecturer in film and media, a research fellow, and writer. Her previous works include Misfit Sisters: Screen Horror as Female Rites of Passage, Cyborg Cinema and Cult Telefantasy Series.