Anne E. Duggan is professor of French at Wayne
State University and coeditor of Marvels & Tales: Journal of
Fairy-Tale Studies.
Adrion Dula teaches courses in French and fairy
tales at Wayne State University.
Julie L. J. Koehler is the coordinator of the
Basic German Language Sequence and a lecturer of German at Wayne
State University.
Shandi Lynne Wagner is assistant professor of
English literature at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College.
Women Writing Wonder is based on the extraordinary work of an
exemplary collective of contemporary female scholars who have
opened up new insights into the history and rise of the literary
fairy tale, particularly in the nineteenth century.--Jack Zipes
"Journal of Folklore Research"
Delving into forgotten material, much of it previously unpublished
in English, Women Writing Wonder is an in-depth study of
19th-century fairy tales from France, Germany and the UK written by
women. They present an incredibly rich and diverse collection, but
as a whole they take to task not simply the idea that the fairy
tale in the 19th century was the domain of men, but also the idea
that fairy-tale heroines are, as a collective, passive,
self-sacrificing, and marriage-obsessed. With little-known stories
from authors such as George Sand, Elizabeth Gaskell and Christina
Rossetti, as well as tales from prolific writers of wonder whom
history has largely forgotten, the collection is a treasure trove
of feminist wonder.--Joanna Gilar "Gramarye"
Once upon the seventeenth century, women wrote tales. Then . . .
nothing, until 1960s feminism. Banishing this classic metanarrative
from fairyland for good, these editors unearthed a trove of
nineteenth-century protofeminist tales. Presented via smart
introductions that situate the tales nationally, this lost heritage
awaits readers and its moment in the critical spotlight.--Christine
A. Jones "University of Maryland"
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