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Language and Gender in the Fairy Tale Tradition: A Linguistic Analysis of Old and New Story-telling [Hardcover]

Alessandra Levorato (Author)
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December 5, 2003 1403907889 978-1403907882
Much research has been done on the social messages conveyed to children reading or listening to fairy tales. In this highly original study, the emphasis shifts from content to linguistic expression. The language and linguistic organization of a dozen versions, old and new, of the Little Red Riding Hood story are analyzed using a variety of theoretical approaches, including Critical Discourse Analysis, Conversational Analysis, Functional Grammar and Critical Stylistics, to uncover the contribution of fairy tales to the discourse of gender relations over time.

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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."--Jack Zipes, University of Minnesota

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Alessandra Levorato teaches English Language and Literature in Italy.

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  • Hardcover: 248 pages
  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan (December 5, 2003)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1403907889
  • ISBN-13: 978-1403907882
  • Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 6.2 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 14.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,311,682 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Fairy Tales, Linguistics, and Feminism, July 7, 2004
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This review is from: Language and Gender in the Fairy Tale Tradition: A Linguistic Analysis of Old and New Story-telling (Hardcover)
Recently, Catherine Orenstein authored a book about Little Red Riding Hood through the ages, titled 'Little Red Riding Hood Uncloaked', studying the tale's influence in popular culture and vice versa. The book made great armchair reading for anyone slightly interested in the subject.

Now Alessandro Levorato has published a more scholarly study of the famous fairy tale in 12 versions published over the past 300 years. She takes the seldom used linguistics approach to studying the tale, breaking down each tale into word choices and meanings, as well as other nuances of grammar and language usage. This is not easy reading, but it is meaningful. Levorato's study is divided into six main sections with a final section summarizing the conclusions drawn from the entire study. The texts of the twelve versions show how society has changed, especially concerning gender issues. The book is recommended for anyone interested in any of the primary subjects of fairy tales, linguistics, or gender issues in literature. It should be made available in any reputable university library, too.

For anyone wondering which versions of the tale are analyzed, here is a list of the authors and titles:

1. Oral version: 'The Story of Grandmother' (l5th-l6th c., French)
2. J. Perrault: 'Little Red Riding Hood' (1697, French)
3. Brothers Grimm: 'Little Red Cap' (1812, German)
4. Sabine Baring Gould: 'Little Red Riding Hood' (1895, British)
5. James Thurber: 'The Little Girl and the Wolf' (1939, American)
6. Catherine Storr: 'Little Polly Riding Hood' (1955, British)
7. Merseyside Fairy Story Collective: 'Red Riding Hood' (1972, British)
8. O.F. Gmelin: 'Little Red Cap' (1978, German)
9. Angela Carter: 'The Werewolf' (1979, British)
10. Angela Carter: 'The Company of Wolves' (1979, British)
11. Chiang Mi: 'Goldflower and the Bear' (1979, Chinese)
12. Roald Dahl: 'Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf' (1982, British)

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3.0 out of 5 stars linguistic analisis, January 3, 2007
This review is from: Language and Gender in the Fairy Tale Tradition: A Linguistic Analysis of Old and New Story-telling (Hardcover)
I found it intersing but I think it's expensive, for the price I expected more.
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The image of the little girl in her red hood, as demonstrated by countless re-writings over a span of 300 years or more, has been a powerful force in the socialization process of generations of children in many different countries. Read the first page
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old neighbour wolf, glowing red cap, upland woodsmen, collocational bonds, wolf initiates, freezing howl, gathering needles, tender wolf, manifest intertextuality, secondary discourse, transitivity choices, male plans, most frequent collocate, ideational meaning, little red hood, little village girl, tender young thing, concordance lines, primary discourse, semiotic actions, girl wolf, identity chains, red velvet cap, sunbeams dance, making bouquets
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Red Riding Hood, Baring Gould, Chiang Mi, Van Leeuwen, Fairy Tale Tradition, Merseyside Collective, Brothers Grimm, Polly Riding, Collins Cobuild, Bank of English, Merseyside Fairy Story Collective
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