The stepmother in fairy tales

Subtitle:
Bereavement and the feminine shadow

Authors:
Schectman, Jacqueline M. 1943-2005
Hart, David (Preface)

Place of Publication:
Boston, Massachusetts

Publisher:
Sigo Press


ISBN / SBN / ISSN:
0938434772

Source:
donated by Jackie Magner

Media Type:
Print (Non-Serial)

Media Sub-type:
Book

LoC Call Number:
GR 471 .S34 1993 c.2

Accession Number:
080994

Keyword Subject Headings:
Stepmother archetype
Loss and grief
Fairy tales
Hansel and Gretel--Mythological and psychological aspects
Cinderella--Mythological and psychological aspects
Snow White--Mythological and psychological aspects
The Laidly Worm of Spindleston Heugh
The feminine shadow (Jungian psychology)

User Notes:
Paperback, xviii + 129 pp. including a bibliography. Contents: Preface Introduction 1. Bereavement and the Stepmother: "The Laidly Worm of Spindleston Heugh" 2. "Snow White" and the Loss of Youth: A Midwinter's Tale 3. "Hansel and Gretel" and the Impoverished Stepmother 4. "Cinderella" and the Loss of Father-Love Conclusion: The Life and Death of Stepmothers Appendices: The Tales Bibliography