{"product_id":"fairy-tales-for-the-disillusioned-gretchen-schultz-9780691161655","title":"Fairy Tales for the Disillusioned: Enchanted Stories from the French Decadent Tradition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA new collection of subversive French fairy tales\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe wolf is tricked by Red Riding Hood into strangling her grandmother and is subsequently arrested. Sleeping Beauty and Cinderella do not live happily ever after. And the fairies are saucy, angry, and capricious. \u003ci\u003eFairy Tales for the Disillusioned\u003c\/i\u003e collects thirty-six tales, many newly translated, by writers associated with the decadent literary movement, which flourished in France in the late nineteenth century. Written by such creative luminaries as Charles Baudelaire, Anatole France, and Guillaume Apollinaire, these enchanting yet troubling stories reflect the concerns and fascinations of a time of great political, social, and cultural change. Recasting well-known favorites from classic French fairy tales, as well as Arthurian legends and English and German tales, the updated interpretations in this collection allow for more perverse settings and disillusioned perspectives--a trademark style and ethos of the decadent tradition. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn these stories, characters puncture the optimism of the naive, talismans don't work, and the most deserving don't always get the best rewards. The fairies are commonly victims of modern cynicism and technological advancement, but just as often are dangerous creatures corrupted by contemporary society. The collection underlines such decadent themes as the decline of civilization, the degeneration of magic and the unreal, gender confusion, and the incursion of the industrial. The volume editors provide an informative introduction, biographical notes for each author, and explanatory notes throughout. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSubverting the conventions of the traditional fairy tale, these old tales made new will entertain and startle even the most disenchanted readers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gretchen Schultz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0691161658\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691161655\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/25\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.50w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2016 pg. 84\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2017","brand":"Gretchen Schultz","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44120043946239,"sku":"9780691161655","price":23.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c9fd0545-d1f7-42e4-8b7f-6855319781bb.jpg?v=1687412266","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/fairy-tales-for-the-disillusioned-gretchen-schultz-9780691161655","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}