Harry Rand

Rumpelstiltskin's Secret

What Women Didn't Tell the Grimms

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book argues that Rumpelstiltskin was composed by women in large part to ridicule men.Through rigorous research and infallible scholarship, Harry Rand examines the region's rich cultural history, gender tropes, and even linguistics-based arguments to make his case in this convincing study.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 274
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Dezember 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 226mm x 152mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 431g
• ISBN-13: 9780815384588
• ISBN-10: 0815384580
• Artikelnr.: 58468401

Autorenporträt

Harry Rand is a senior curator of cultural history at the Smithsonian Institution.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction. The Tale of Rumpelstiltskin. 1. The Story's History 2.
Meaning Is Purpose 3. Rumpelstiltskin's Author 4. The Spinner's Libido 5.
Fairytale Contracts and Commerce 6. Supernatural Zoology 7. The Talking
Cure 8. The Devil versus Motherhood 9. The Unknown Name 10. A Bad
Reputation, Unearned 11. A Lamentable Example of Self-Abuse 12.
Rumpelstiltskin's Competition