by Fairy Tale Review | May 8, 2015 | Fairy-Tale Files
Fa MulanAlso known as Hua Mulan, a legendary Chinese warrior from either the Northern Wei or Tang dynasty (accounts differ). The sixth century Ballad of Mulan poeticizes the tale of a young woman fighting in place of her father who does not have an eldest son. She...
by Fairy Tale Review | May 1, 2015 | Fairy-Tale Files
Edward ScissorhandsA cuticle-challenged Johnny Depp plays the incomplete project of an inventor whose death leaves Edward with blades for digits and eyes for Winona Ryder. Violence and unintentional harm are the obstacles he must overcome to showcase his gentler...
by Fairy Tale Review | Apr 24, 2015 | Fairy-Tale Files
The Ugly Duckling Bullied since the day he was hatched, Hans Christian Andersen’s titular character flees his barnyard abode to live among the wild ducks and geese. His respite ends after a hunter stumbles across, and kills, the flock. He then wanders into the home of...
by Fairy Tale Review | Apr 17, 2015 | Fairy-Tale Files
Victorian RatpourriWe’re a few months shy of National Rat Catcher’s Day, July 22, and 639 years past the Pied Piper’s hasty exit, per Robert Browning, though 731 if you go by the Grimm’s account. Divided into 15 sections, Browning’s 303-line poem “The Pied Piper of...
by Fairy Tale Review | Apr 16, 2015 | Fairy-Tale Books
We are thrilled to announce the launch of Tiny Donkey, an undergraduate journal of short-form fairy tale nonfiction. The journal is the result of collaboration between Fairy Tale Review editorial assistant Wren Awry, Fairy Tale Review founder Kate Bernheimer, and...
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