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Starred Review on August 1, 2021 | Arts & Humanities
Stories secure women's voices against fragmentation, slander, and disbelief and can disrupt and change prevailing discourse, argues folklorist Tatar (Harvard Univ.; The Hard Facts of the Grimms' Fairy Tales). Her feminist literary analysis surveys the craft and traditions that enable stories' longevity, and ties them to contemporary efforts to amplify voices through modern narratives and the Me Too movement. More than a rebuttal to Joseph Campbell's seminal text...Log In or Sign Up to Read More