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'Alessandra Levorato's original linguistic approach to Little Red Riding Hood reveals how important it is to examine the discursive practices of fairy tales in general. Her thoughtful and elaborate use of linguistic theory and quantitative analysis to study the significance of word choice and characterization in different versions of Little Red Riding Hood from the seventeenth century to the present enables her to uncover the sexist agenda of the early tales and the critique of this agenda by the more contemporary tales. Dr. Levorato's unique approach has major implications for the study of fairy tales, for she clearly demonstrates how linguistics and ideology are part of the process of composing these tales and have a major impact on the way readers view gender roles and their own particular roles within their own social context. Her work is a major contribution toward understanding the inner workings of fairy tales.' - Professor Jack Zipes, University of Minnesota, USA
'Overall, the book provides a valuable model for using linguistic analysis to illuminate ideological aspects of fairly tales...her [Levorato] analysis draws out the linguistic shape of gender ideology in fairy tale and remidns us of the socializing role that these tales play.' - Valerie Farnsworth, Gender and Education
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Book Title: Language and Gender in the Fairy Tale Tradition
Book Subtitle: A Linguistic Analysis of Old and New Story-Telling
Authors: Alessandra Levorato
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230503878
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Language & Linguistics Collection, Education (R0)
Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2003
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4039-0788-2Published: 09 September 2003
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-51040-5Published: 01 January 2003
eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-50387-8Published: 09 September 2003
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 230
Topics: Sociolinguistics, Literature, general, Gender Studies, Children's Literature, Language and Literature