Fairy-Tale TV
eBook - ePub

Fairy-Tale TV

  1. 258 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Fairy-Tale TV

About this book

This concise and accessible critical introduction examines the world of popular fairy-tale television, tracing how fairy tales and their social and cultural implications manifest within series, television events, anthologies, and episodes, and as freestanding motifs.

Providing a model of televisual analysis, Rudy and Greenhill emphasize that fairy-tale longevity in general, and particularly on TV, results from malleability—morphing from extremely complex narratives to the simple quotation of a name (like Cinderella) or phrase (like "happily ever after")—as well as its perennial value as a form that is good to think with. The global reach and popularity of fairy tales is reflected in the book's selection of diverse examples from genres such as political, lifestyle, reality, and science fiction TV.

With a select mediagraphy, discussion questions, and detailed bibliography for further study, this book is an ideal guide for students and scholars of television studies, popular culture, and media studies, as well as dedicated fairy-tale fans.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Series Page
  4. Title Page
  5. Copyright Page
  6. CONTENTS
  7. List of Figures
  8. List of Text Boxes
  9. Acknowledgments
  10. Introduction: Fairy-Tale Television (FTTV) Invokes Reality and Possibility
  11. 1 Historical Perspectives and Theoretical Directions
  12. 2 Event FTTV in Musicals, Movies, and Mini-Series: Exploring Performance and Transformation
  13. 3 Anthologies: Exploring Community and Fairy-Tale Happiness Through Televisual Storytelling
  14. 4 Motif-Spotting in Advertising and Reality: Exploring Lifestyle
  15. 5 Episodes: Exploring Characters
  16. 6 Series and Seasons: Exploring Crime and Justice in Fairy-Tale Procedurals
  17. Conclusion: Future Excursions With FTTV Wonder
  18. Questions for Discussion
  19. The Authors
  20. A Select FTTV Mediagraphy
  21. A Select FTTV Bibliography
  22. Index