[VAT]∎ Libro Ride on Rapunzel Fairytales for Feminists Maeve Binchy 9781855940512 Books

Ride on Rapunzel Fairytales for Feminists Maeve Binchy 9781855940512 Books

Download As PDF : Ride on Rapunzel Fairytales for Feminists Maeve Binchy 9781855940512 Books

Ride on Rapunzel Fairytales for Feminists Maeve Binchy 9781855940512 Books

Short stories fill this slim volume, bringing us a retelling from the woman's point of view of all those fairytales.

You didn't think Jack climbed the beanstalk did you? No, that was his small-business minded mother, who assesses the giant's assets and makes off with the hen that lays golden eggs and the self-playing harp, while telling her son that you have to speculate to accumulate.

Snow White moreover gets a few outings; in one we see the reported findings of a court case in which seven men are held to have kept a young woman in miserable work conditions without pay, while in the other she organises the mine workers into a union and negotiates better terms for them with the prince who owns the mine.

Interestingly the iconic Irish legend of the Children of Lir is told with the stepmother not being the villainess - she wishes to save the four children from their overprotective and ultimately abusive father. I found this unconvincing but at least it was a good try.

The telling is brisk in most tales and little flavour of the individual author emerges. My favourite was a Cinderella tale where the bookish sister notices how the castle is being fleeced by the chamberlain and tells the king how to make economies, while ignoring the wistful prince. This book is a fun read and it does make us think about the old stories being the product of medieval attitudes.


Tags : Ride on Rapunzel (Fairytales for Feminists) [Maeve Binchy] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers.,Maeve Binchy,Ride on Rapunzel (Fairytales for Feminists),Attic Pr,1855940515,English fiction;20th century.,Fairy tales;Adaptations.,Feminist fiction.,20th century,Adaptations,Children's & young adult fiction & true stories,ENGLISH SHORT STORY COLLECTION,English Short Story Collections,English fiction,FICTION General,Fairy tales,Feminist fiction,Fiction,Fiction - General,General,General Adult,Great BritainBritish Isles,Short stories,TEXT

Ride on Rapunzel Fairytales for Feminists Maeve Binchy 9781855940512 Books Reviews

Short stories fill this slim volume, bringing us a retelling from the woman's point of view of all those fairytales.

You didn't think Jack climbed the beanstalk did you? No, that was his small-business minded mother, who assesses the giant's assets and makes off with the hen that lays golden eggs and the self-playing harp, while telling her son that you have to speculate to accumulate.

Snow White moreover gets a few outings; in one we see the reported findings of a court case in which seven men are held to have kept a young woman in miserable work conditions without pay, while in the other she organises the mine workers into a union and negotiates better terms for them with the prince who owns the mine.

Interestingly the iconic Irish legend of the Children of Lir is told with the stepmother not being the villainess - she wishes to save the four children from their overprotective and ultimately abusive father. I found this unconvincing but at least it was a good try.

The telling is brisk in most tales and little flavour of the individual author emerges. My favourite was a Cinderella tale where the bookish sister notices how the castle is being fleeced by the chamberlain and tells the king how to make economies, while ignoring the wistful prince. This book is a fun read and it does make us think about the old stories being the product of medieval attitudes.