The Black and the White Bride: Dualism, Gender, and Bodies in European Fairy Tales

Authors

Jeana Jorgensen, Butler UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2013

Publication Title

Journal of Histories and Cultures

First Page

49

Last Page

71

Additional Publication URL

http://historyandcultures.com/issue-3-november-2013/

Abstract

Fairy tales are one of the most important folklore genres in Western culture, spanning literary and oral cultures, folk and elite cultures, and print and mass media forms. As Jack Zipes observes: ‘The cultural evolution of the fairy tale is closely bound historically to all kinds of storytelling and different civilizing processes that have undergirded the formation of nation-states.’¹⁴³ Studying fairy tales thus opens a window onto European history and cultures, ideologies, and aesthetics.

Rights

This article was archived with permission from The University of Birmingham, all rights reserved. Document also available from The Journal of Histories and Cultures.

Recommended Citation

Jorgensen, Jeana, "The Black and the White Bride: Dualism, Gender, and Bodies in European Fairy Tales" Journal of Histories and Cultures / (2013): 49-71.
Available at https://digitalcommons.butler.edu/facsch_papers/679