Not a Princess, but (Yes) There was a Pea, and Other Fairy Tales to Foment Revolution - Buchanan, Rebecca
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ONCE UPON A TIME, WHAT IF... What if the Sleeping Beauty left to make her own life? What if Bluebeard's wife seized the opportunity for justice? What if the witch truly loved Rapunzel? What if Snow White learned the virtues of right rulership from the dwarves,and Jack learned wisdom from the giants? In this provocative collection, Rebecca Buchanan (author of Asphalt Gods) re-examines classic fairy tales from Mother Goose, Charles Perrault, the Brothers Grimm, and other sources with a sharp and modern eye, deepening the impact of the original tales and often inverting the perceived moral. These…mehr

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ONCE UPON A TIME, WHAT IF... What if the Sleeping Beauty left to make her own life? What if Bluebeard's wife seized the opportunity for justice? What if the witch truly loved Rapunzel? What if Snow White learned the virtues of right rulership from the dwarves,and Jack learned wisdom from the giants? In this provocative collection, Rebecca Buchanan (author of Asphalt Gods) re-examines classic fairy tales from Mother Goose, Charles Perrault, the Brothers Grimm, and other sources with a sharp and modern eye, deepening the impact of the original tales and often inverting the perceived moral. These re-imaginings show us not-so-noble frog princes, environmentalist knights, wicked witches revealed as wise women, the cynical politics of fairy godmothers, and unexpected humanity in the hearts of monsters. Dig Deeper ¿ Twist The Tales Around ¿ Fairy Tales Are Revolutionary Illustrated throughout with classic art by Harry Clarke, Walter Crane, Gustave Doré, Albrecht Dürer and others.
Autorenporträt
Rebecca Buchanan is the editor of the Pagan literary ezine, Eternal Haunted Summer, and is a regular contributor to ev0ke: witchcraft*paganism*lifestyle. Her work has appeared in a variety of venues, and her poems have been nominated for the Pushcart Prize and the Dwarf Star Award. Her poem "Heliobacterium daphnephilum" won the Rhysling Award in 2020. She has released four short story collections and two poetry collections: A Witch Among Wolves, and Other Pagan Tales (Asphodel Press); The Serpent in the Throat, and Other Pagan Tales (Asphodel Press); The Fox and the Rose, and Other Pagan Faerie Tales (Asphodel Press); Asphalt Gods, and Other Pagan Urban Fantasy Tales (Asphodel Press); Dame Evergreen, and Other Poems of Myth, Magic, and Madness (Sycorax Press); and Not a Princess, but (Yes) There Was a Pea, and Other Fairy Tales to Foment Revolution (Jackanapes Press). Her occult adventure novella, The Secret of the Sunken Temple, and her short story collection, North of Sun, South of Moon, and Other Pagan Myths and Faerie Tales, are forthcoming from Sigil House Productions.