Once Upon a Time in the Contemporary World

Modern Vision of Old Stories

Buch | Hardcover

160 Seiten

2016 | Unabridged edition
Cambridge Scholars Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-4438-8904-9 (ISBN)

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This volume brings together a selection of streams present in modern mass-media culture, from classic cartoons to TV series. The chapters form a rich mosaic of interconnecting themes, and highlight the current process of transforming well-known fairy-tale plots. The book considers recent media productions, such as "Once Upon a Time" and "Beauty and the Beast" as modern fairy-tales for children and adults, showing these new versions of familiar characters to reflect the psychological demands of the contemporary audience in the post-modernist cultural environment.In addition, the book explores new Internet fiction genres, including fan-fiction, interactive fairy-tales, and fairy-tale blogs. As a part of cultural studies, the book considers classic cartoons based on books, such as "Mowgli" and "The Little Prince", from philosophical and cross-cultural points of view.

Dr Elena Polyudova has published a number of articles and books in various areas of the humanities, from linguistics to cultural studies. Her current research interests include art education, educational psychology, and models of cultural patterns.

Erscheinungsdatum	30.07.2016
Verlagsort	Newcastle upon Tyne
Sprache	englisch
Maße	148 x 212 mm
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Film / TV
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft
ISBN-10	1-4438-8904-0 / 1443889040
ISBN-13	978-1-4438-8904-9 / 9781443889049
Zustand	Neuware