Craving supernatural creatures : German fairy-tale figures in American pop culture /

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Analyzes the portrayal of German fairy-tale figures in contemporary North American media adaptations.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Schwabe, Claudia (Claudia Mareike Katrin) (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Detroit, Michigan : Wayne State University Press, [2019]
Series:Series in fairy-tale studies.
Subjects:
Folklore in popular culture > United States.
Fairy tales > Germany > Adaptations.
Folklore dans la culture populaire > États-Unis.
Fairy tales
Folklore in popular culture
Adaption > Literatur
Märchen
Märchengestalt
Das Übernatürliche
Massenkultur
Germany
United States
USA
Adaptations
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • 1. Reimagining Uncanny Fairy-Tale Creatures: Automatons, Golems, and Doppelgangers
  • 2. Evil Queens and Witches: Mischievous Villians or Misunderstood Victims?
  • 3. Taming the Monstrous Other: Representations of the Rehabilitated Big Bad Beast in American Media
  • 4. Dwarfs, Diversity, and Deformation: From Fairy-Tale Imps to Rumpelstiltskin Reloaded
  • Conclusion.

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