Don't Bet on the Prince
Contemporary Feminist Fairy Tales in North America and England

Jack Zipes has put together the first comprehensive anthology of feminist fairy tales and essays to appear since the women's movement gained momentum in the 1960's. He has selected works by such gifted writers as Angela Carter, Margaret Atwood, Tanith Lee, Jay Williams, Jane Yolen, Anne Sexton, Olga Broumas and Joanna Russ-all of whom, whether they consider themselves feminists or not, have written innovative stories which seek to break the classical tradition of fairy tales. The accompanying critical essays, by Marcia Lieberman, Sandra Gilbert, Susan Gubar and Karen Rowe, discuss how fairy tales play an important role in early socialization, influencing the manner in which children perceive the world and their place in it even before they begin to read.

Introduction, Jack Zipes; Part I Feminist Fairy Tales for Young (and Old) Readers; Chapter 1 The Princess Who Stood On Her Own Two Feet, Jeanne Desy; Chapter 2 Prince Amilec, Tanith Lee; Chapter 3 Petronella, Jay Williams; Chapter 4 The Donkey Prince, Angela Carter; Chapter 5 … And Then the Prince Knelt Down and Tried to Put the Glass Slipper on Cinderella’s Foot, Judith Viorst; Chapter 6 Snow White; Chapter 7 The Moon Ribbon, Jane Yolen; Chapter 8 Russalka or The Seacoast of Bohemia, Joanna Russ; Chapter 9 A Fairy Tale for Our Time, Jack Zipes; Part II Feminist Fairy Tales for Old (and Young) Readers; Chapter 10 The Green Woman, Meghan B. Collins; Chapter 11 Briar Rose (Sleeping Beauty), Anne Sexton; Chapter 12 Little Red Riding Hood, Olga Broumas; Chapter 13 Rapunzel, Sara Henderson Hay; Chapter 14 Wolfland, Tanith Lee; Chapter 15 Malagan and the Lady of Rascas, Michael de Larrabeiti; Chapter 16 Bluebeard’s Egg, Margaret Atwood; Part III Feminist Literary Criticism; Chapter 17 ‘Some Day My Prince Will Come’: Female Acculturation through the Fairy Tale, Marcia K. Lieberman; Chapter 18 The Queen’s Looking Glass, Sandra M. Gilbert, Susan Gubar; Chapter 19 Feminism and Fairy Tales, Karen E. Rowe; Chapter 20 A Second Gaze at Little Red Riding Hood’s Trials and Tribulations, Jack Zipes;

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