The Retold Fairy or Folk Tale
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The Retold Fairy or Folk Tale is a ReaderCon 2007 panel.
3:00 pm F The Retold Fairy or Folk Tale.
Holly Black, Ellen Datlow, Theodora Goss (L), Gavin J. Grant, Catherynne M. Valente.
It's become a thriving and very interesting sub-genre, highlighted by Angela Carter's The Bloody Chamber, Tanith Lee's Red As Blood, the Fairy Tales Series of novels edited by Terri Windling, and the Snow White, Blood Red series of anthologies edited by Windling and Ellen Datlow (there are doubtless many other examples). We'll discuss the appeal of these works and the myriad evident approaches. What are the separate advantages to hewing close to the original and to taking great liberties?