{"product_id":"fairy-tales-in-popular-culture","title":"Fairy Tales in Popular Culture","description":"\u003cp\u003e\nIt wasn’t so long ago that the fairy tale was comfortably settled as an established and respectable part of children’s literature. Since the fairy tale has always been a mirror of its times, however, we should not be surprised that in the latter part of the twentieth century it turned dark and ambiguous; its categorical distinction between good and evil was increasingly at odds with the times. Yet whatever changes the fairy tale may have undergone, its cultural popularity has never been greater.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eFairy Tales in Popular Culture\u003c\/em\u003e sets out to show how the tale has been adapted to meet the needs of the contemporary world; how writers, film-makers, artists, and other communicators have found in its universality an ideal vehicle for speaking to the here-and-now; and how social media have created a participatory culture that has re-invented the fairy tale. A selection of recent retellings show how the tale is being recalibrated for the contemporary world, first through the word and then through the image.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\nIn addition to the introductions that precede each section, the anthology provides a selection of critical pieces that offer lively insight into various aspects of the fairy tale as popular culture.\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadview Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":66233368576349,"sku":null,"price":34.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1041\/3893\/2573\/files\/9781554811441.jpg?v=1792201039","url":"https:\/\/shop.gazellebookservices.co.uk\/products\/fairy-tales-in-popular-culture","provider":"Gazelle Book Services","version":"1.0","type":"link"}