FEMINIST FAIRY TALES

The concept of Fairy Tales have evolved from folklores,A Fairy tal e is supposed to have imaginary characters like fairy,witches,giants and talking animals. A Fairy tale starts in a way and a setting which existed "once upon a time" and have a “and they lived happily ever after” kind of ending. Children take avid interests in reading Fairy Tales .

A Fairy Tal e can be marked as a Feminist Fairy Tale on certain criteria:

Feminist fairy tales can have a female protagonist, or a Feminist Fairy Tales can be a compilation of several works by a famous feminist writer.

Some Famous Feminist Fairy Tales Writer and their works are listed below:

l Marie-Catherine Le Jumel de Barneville : She is the one who invented the word “Fairy Tales” , for the sub -genre in literature. Her works include:

l Babiole

l Graciosa and Percinet

l Princess Mayblossom

l Princess Rosette

l The Blue Bird

l The Dolphin

l The Fortunate One

l The Imp Princess

l The Ram

l The Story of Pretty Goldilocks

l The White Doe

l Green Serpent

l Prince Marcassin

l Angela Carte r: Another famous fairy tale writer who generally wrote about women or girls in her tales. ‘Old Wives Fairy Tale book' is her all time best book.

l Rosemary Lake : Among the more famous fairy tale writers, Rosemary Lake, stressed on women or girls as the central characters in most of her works. Her important works included:

l The Witch Princess

l The Silent Castle

l The Statue Queen's Cave

l The Baby from the Eagle's Nest

l The Fisher-Girl and the Magic Flounder

l The Black Toad's Mansion

l The Prince in The ivy Tower

l Panalou' Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

l The Three Magic Arrows

l The Princess in Mouse-Wool

l The Pirates' Prisoner

A whole range of fairy tales can ideally classified as Feminist Fairy Tales , and therefore a sub genre classification of this kind further specifies an already existing trend.