The Postmodern Fairytale: Folkloric Intertexts in Contemporary Fiction

Kevin Paul Smith

The Postmodern Fairytale: Folkloric Intertexts in Contemporary Fiction
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Country
United Kingdom
Published
1 January 2007
Pages
198
ISBN
9781349352661

The Postmodern Fairytale: Folkloric Intertexts in Contemporary Fiction

Kevin Paul Smith

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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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