Disability, Deformity, and Disease in the Grimms’ Fairy Tales

Bibliographic Data

ID8933779
AuthorsKirsten Møllegaard (0000-0003-1529-0971, University of Hawaii at Hilo, corresponding author)
Year2016
Volume127
Issue2
Pages249-251
Publication date2016-05-03
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueFolklore (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0015-587X • E-ISSN: 1469-8315
PublisherRoutledge (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/0015587x.2016.1175746
OpenAlexW2465521542
LanguageEN

Many fairy tales focus on the human body, its impairments and imperfections, and its perceived boundaries with the animal world. Fairy-tale characters come in all sizes, shapes, and forms, and with

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