From Dog Bridegroom to Wolf Girl Contemporary Japanese Fairy-Tale Adaptations in Conversation with the West |
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| Author:
| Murai, Mayako |
| Series title: | Series in Fairy-Tale Studies |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8143-3949-7 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2015 |
| Publisher: | Wayne State University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $31.99 |
Book Description:
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Examines the uses of fairy tales in the works of Japanese women writers and artists since the 1990s in the light of Euro-American feminist fairy-tale re-creation and scholarship. After giving a sketch of the history of the reception of European fairy tales in Japan since the late nineteenth century, Murai outlines the development of fairy-tale retellings and criticism in Japan since the 1970s.
Examines the uses of fairy tales in the works of Japanese women writers and artists since the 1990s in the light of Euro-American feminist fairy-tale re-creation and scholarship. After giving a sketch of the history of the reception of European fairy tales in Japan since the late nineteenth century, Murai outlines the development of fairy-tale retellings and criticism in Japan since the 1970s.