Fairy Tale into Fantasy

What happens when an author of adult fiction mixesgenres usually considered popular, non literary, andoften for children? Can the result be viewed asliterary and potent for an adult audience? Deerskinby Robin McKinley and Daughter of the Forest byJuliet Marillier exemplify the modern technique ofadapting classic fairy tales into modern adultfantasy fiction. Little scholarship exists on thisrelatively recent subgenre. This book considersthese two novels in terms of literary quality andtechnique, and particularly for the ways in whichthey deal with the sensitive topics of rape andhealing at the core of each story. This textexplores how these forms of fantasy and fairy tale,often considered light reading, lend themselves tosuch weighty topics as these, how, in fact, the oftenunmentionable topic of rape can be dealt with in away that is both protective and therapeutic to thereader specifically due to the form of the modernfantasy fairy tale. This book would appeal toaudiences interested in fairy tales, fantasy,folklore, feminism, or trauma writing.

Autorentext

Tamara Copley graduated from Vassar College with a BA in literature and from Utah State University with an MA in literature and writing. She taught several classes in introductory college writing during her MA program. She has been president of the local chapter of League of Utah Writers and has won several awards for her writing.

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What happens when an author of adult fiction mixes genres usually considered popular, non literary, and often for children? Can the result be viewed as literary and potent for an adult audience? Deerskin by Robin McKinley and Daughter of the Forest by Juliet Marillier exemplify the modern technique of adapting classic fairy tales into modern adult fantasy fiction. Little scholarship exists on this relatively recent subgenre. This book considers these two novels in terms of literary quality and technique, and particularly for the ways in which they deal with the sensitive topics of rape and healing at the core of each story. This text explores how these forms of fantasy and fairy tale, often considered light reading, lend themselves to such weighty topics as these, how, in fact, the often unmentionable topic of rape can be dealt with in a way that is both protective and therapeutic to the reader specifically due to the form of the modern fantasy fairy tale. This book would appeal to audiences interested in fairy tales, fantasy, folklore, feminism, or trauma writing.