This is the first book to construct a theoretical framework that not only introduces a new way of reading romance writing at large, but more specifically that generates useful critical readings of the specific functions of fairies in individual romance texts.

Autorentext
JAMES WADE Emmanuel College Research Fellow at the University of Cambridge, UK

Inhalt
Fairies and humans between possible worlds Avalon: simulacra and fictional facts Beyond orthodoxy: tests and quests Fairy mistresses: gifts and taboos