7. Transforming the Fairy Genres

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Illustrations ix
4. Acknowledgments xvii
5. 1. Outmoding Classical Extravaganza, Englishing Opéra Bouffe 33
6. 2. Gender in the Breach 55
7. 3. English Magic, English Intoxication 75
8. 4. “Never Mind the Why and Wherefore” 97
9. 5. Recollecting Illegitimacy 122
10. 6. New Light on Changing Gender Norms 151
11. 7. Transforming the Fairy Genres 187
12. 8. War Between the Sexes 222
13. 9. Estrangement and Familiarity 255
14. 10. Mixing It Up 274
15. 11. The Past Is a Foreign Country 294
16. 12. Imaginary Republicanism 312
17. 13. Capitalism and Colonialism 325
18. 14. Continental Recollections 344
19. After Gilbert and Sullivan 365
20. Notes 371
21. Index 423
22. Backmatter 471
23. Preface xiii
24. Introduction 1