Eighteen traditional fairy tales representing women as intelligent, brave, and versatile human beings.

"This book offers a historicizing perspective on the question of gender in fairy tales, focusing on past and present versions of four classic sto

"With an eye for the bizarre, an ear for the eccentric, and a longstanding fascination with the female dominated tradition of story telling, Cart

Marina Warner looks at storytelling, at its practitioners and images in art, legend, and history - from the prophesying enchantresses who lure me

In familiar fairy tales such as "Sleeping Beauty" and "Snow White," a captivating maiden falls under an evil spell - usually cast by a wicked, ol