Some critics have bemoaned the flattening of a complex character. But Nolan’s film echoes a literary tradition of reimagining Circe as a survivor, a truth-teller and a figure of female empowerment.
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Cinderella has been taken further and further away from its origins that we forget it was originally a radical story about female desire, servitude and violence.
Today’s stories embrace the monster — and explain how she was created.
The latest fairy tale movie from Disney has a dark twist, so it’s right on trend.
Fairy stories come alive in the telling — and the retelling.
The row over Sleeping Beauty is just the latest in a long history of controversy surrounding fairy tales for children.
Fairy tales can be brutal, violent, sexual and laden with taboo. But they are are excellent narratives with which to think through a range of human experiences: from disappointment, and fear to envy and grief.
Fairy tales have a tumultuous and fragile history. They originated as tales told by “folk”. They were passed down over generations to while away long winter nights, to provide entertainment at special…
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