Tales for Fairies

This scholarly account provides a trailblazing examination of how contemporary authors, artists, and creators have reclaimed the fairy tale for queer audiences. Alba Morollón Díaz-Faes examines the queer threads in classic fairy tales--like those in the works of Giambattista Basile, the Brothers Grimm, and Marie-Catherine d'Aulnoy--while tracing how queer communities have reshaped these stories to reflect changing social and political realities from the 1990s to the present. Ultimately, Tales for Fairies not only reveals the long-standing compatibility between queerness and the fairy tale but also charts an evolving landscape where imagination, activism, and retelling intersect to create a vibrant tradition of queer enchantment.