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The Postmodern Fairytale: Folkloric Intertexts in Contemporary Fiction

The Postmodern Fairytale: Folkloric Intertexts in Contemporary Fiction

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Literary CriticismGeneral Sociology

ISBN10: 1349352667
ISBN13: 9781349352661
Publisher: Palgrave
Published: Jan 1 2007
Pages: 198
Weight: 0.59
Height: 0.48 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Why is Shrek one of the greatest selling DVDs of all time? Why are shampoo advertisements based on Sleeping Beauty? Why is it that the same simple stories keep being told? This study attempts to explain why fairy tales keep popping up in the most unexpected places and why the best storytellers begin their tales with 'once upon a time'.

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