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  • A Cultural History of Fairy Tales in the Middle Ages

    A Cultural History of Fairy Tales in the Middle Ages by Aronstein, Susan;

    Series: The Cultural Histories Series;

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    Short description:

    Top medieval scholars explore tales told, translated, adapted and circulated from England to France and India to China from 900 to 1500

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    Long description:

    How have fairy tales from around the world changed over the centuries? What do they tell us about different cultures and societies? Spanning the years from 900 to 1500 and traversing geographical borders, from England to France and India to China, this book uniquely examines the tales told, translated, adapted and circulated during the period known as the Middle Ages.

    Scholars in history, literature and cultural studies explore the development of epic tales of heroes and monsters and enchanted romance narratives. Examining how tales evolved and functioned across different societies during the Middle Ages, this book demonstrates how the plots, themes and motifs used in medieval tales influenced later developments in the genre.

    An essential resource for researchers, scholars and students of literature, history and cultural studies, this volume explores themes including: forms of the marvelous, adaptation, gender and sexuality, humans and non-humans, monsters and the monstrous, spaces, socialization, and power.

    A Cultural History of Fairy Tales (6-volume set)

    A Cultural History of Fairy Tales in the Middle Ages is also available as a part of a 6-volume set, A Cultural History of Fairy Tales, tracing fairy tales from antiquity to the present day, available in print, or within a fully-searchable digital library accessible through institutions by annual subscription or on perpetual access (see www.bloomsburyculturalhistory.com). Individual volumes for academics and researchers interested in specific historical periods are also available digitally via www.bloomsburycollections.com.

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    Table of Contents:

    List of Illustrations
    Series Preface

    Introduction: Once Upon A Time in the Middle Ages
    Susan Aronstein

    1. Forms of the Marvelous: Fairy Stories, or Stories about Fairies?
    Richard Firth Green

    2. Adaptations: Like a Fairy Tale
    Shyama Rajendran

    3. Gender and Sexuality: The Beauties and Beasts of Medieval
    Romance
    Lynn Shutters

    4. Human and Non-Human: Writing the Fairy, Reading Melusine
    Sarah L. Higley

    5. Monsters and the Monstrous: Tracking Medieval Monsters
    into Fairy-Tale Worlds
    Christine M. Neufeld

    6. Spaces: Place, Non-Place, and Identity in the Medieval Fairy
    World
    Helen Fulton

    7. Socialization: Renegotiation and Reconciliation
    Usha Vishnuvajjala

    8. Power: Patronage, Subversion, Seduction, and Challenge
    Melissa Ridley Elmes

    Notes
    Bibliography
    Notes on Contributors
    Index

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