The Lost Princess: Women Writers and the History of Classic Fairy Tales

By Anne E. Duggan

Once upon a time: the forgotten female fabulists whose heroines flipped the fairy tale script.

People often associate fairy tales with Disney films and with the male authors from whom Disney often drew inspiration--notably Charles Perrault, the Brothers Grimm, and Hans Christian Andersen. In these portrayals, the princess is a passive, compliant figure. By contrast, The Lost Princess shows that classic fairy tales such as "Cinderella," "Rapunzel," and "Beauty and the Beast" have a much richer, more complex history than Disney's saccharine depictions. Anne E. Duggan recovers the voices of women writers such as Marie-Catherine d'Aulnoy, Marie-Jeanne L'H?ritier, and Charlotte-Rose de La Force, who penned popular tales about ogre-killing, pregnant, cross-dressing, dynamic heroines who saved the day. This new history will appeal to anyone who wants to know more about the lost, plucky heroines of historic fairy tales.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1789147697
• ISBN13: 9781789147698
• Release Date: December 2023
• Publisher: Reaktion Books
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 5.6" x 8.1"