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T1 When Darkness Takes Over: The Waking Forest as a Postmodernist Fairy Tale
A1 Osorno Martínez, Marta
A2 Universidad de Valladolid. Facultad de Filosofía y Letras
K1 Fairy tale
K1 Postmodernism
K1 Romanticisation of horror
K1 Gothic
K1 Subversion
K1 Darkness
K1 Cuentos de hadas
K1 Postmodernismo
K1 Romantización del horror
K1 Literatura Gótica
K1 Subversión
K1 Oscuridad
K1 5701.11 Enseñanza de Lenguas
AB The fairy tale has undergone great changes over time, especially accentuated by postmodernism, which disrupts literary rules and universal truths, and encourages the active participation of the reader in the work. One of the major changes produced by this movement has been the current romanticisation of horror and incorporation of Gothic elements in magic stories. With the aim of explaining the reasons for so substantial a change, this paper analyses Alyssa Wees’s The Waking Forest as an example of a postmodern fairy tale. After an overview of its general postmodern features, it focuses on the subversion of the traditional characteristics of fairy tales placing special emphasis on the darkness present in both its themes and characters.
YR 2025
FD 2025
LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/79775
UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/79775
LA eng
NO Departamento de Filología Inglesa
DS UVaDOC
RD 26-nov-2025