The Postmodern Fairy Tale : Folkloric Intertexts in Contempoary Fiction - Kevin Paul Dr Smith

The Postmodern Fairy Tale

Folkloric Intertexts in Contempoary Fiction

By: Kevin Paul Dr Smith

Hardcover | 1 October 2007 | Edition Number 1

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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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'...Smith's enthusiasm for his subject matter is infectiously evident throughout The Postmodern Fairytale, and his arguments are often both amusing and insightful.' - Lucy Carlyle, Times Literary Supplement

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