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Tag Archives: Adaptations
Beauty and the Beast: more thoughts
Further to Sam’s post below, I’m writing a paper on YA adaptations of ‘Beauty and the Beast’ for the Damsels in Redress: Women in Contemporary Fairy-Tale Reimaginings at Queen’s University, Belfast (7-8 April), so the tale is very much on … Continue reading
Cultural Afterlives of Frankenstein
Great post by Megen de Bruin-Molé–Cultural Afterlives of Frankenstein–on why works last and the enduring nature of the Frankenstein myth, traced from Mary Shelley’s novel through its myriad descendants and adaptations.
Posted in Critical thoughts
Tagged Adaptations, Frankenstein, Gothic novel, Intertextuality, Mary Shelley
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’10 Books That Will Change How You Think About Fairy Tales’
’10 Books That Will Change How You Think About Fairy Tales’ is a lovely article that lists both academic books, anthologies and new fiction inspired by fairy tales. Hopefully you will find something to inspire you and give you ideas … Continue reading
Posted in Books and Articles, Reading Lists
Tagged Adaptations, Collections, Contemporary Fairy Tales, Fairy tales
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CFP: The Dark Arts Journal
Just a quick reminder that ‘The Dark Arts Journal’ is looking for submissions of 4,000-5,000 words on the theme ‘The Gothic and all its forms’. The deadline is 28th February 2016. And more information can be found on its website.
Posted in Call for Articles
Tagged Adaptations, aesthetics, body Gothic, Early Gothic, Gothic, Gothic film, Gothic novel, popular culture, television, Tropes
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