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Title: The Liberation of Fairy-Tale Heroines in James Finn Garner's Politically Correct Bedtime Stories
Authors: Vlašković Ilić, Biljana
Issue Date: 2022
Abstract: This paper reexamines the way in which traditional fairy tales depict famous heroines (Little Red Riding Hood, Rapunzel, Cinderella, and Snow White) by comparing them to their liberatedversions from James Finn Garner's Politically Correct Bedtime Stories. We argue that the greatest value of the modern adaptations of classic fairy tales lies in their enabling us to see the world as a child might, introducing at the same time the grown-up theme of the liberation of women and breaking the pattern of portraying easily led, ineffectual, and vulnerable female characters in children's literature.
URI: https://scidar.kg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/14942
Type: article
DOI: 10.1515/fabula-2022-0009
ISSN: 0014-6242
SCOPUS: 2-s2.0-85134469112
Appears in Collections:The Faculty of Philology and Arts, Kragujevac (FILUM)

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