Cinderella Across Cultures

In summary, Cinderella across Cultures abundantly lives up to the promise of its title. Furthermore, this collection proves to be a very worthy addition to the many distinguished books and journals dedicated to the study of fairy tales published by the Wayne State University Press.

~D. L. Ashliman

The eclectic essays in Cinderella across Cultures brings together an impressive collection of writers/texts/artists that plant Cinderella's feet firmly on earth in a variety of sociopolitical contexts. The bibliographies that accompany several essays will be welcome introductions to those corpuses for the uninitiated.

~Christine A. Jones.

This collection of articles edited by Martine Hennard Dutheil de la Rochère, Gillian Lathey, and Monika Wozniak is a testimony to the academic and interdisciplinary interest aroused not only by the tale of "Cinderella" but by the fairy tale in general — on all continents, in all languages, and in all disciplines. It reflects the extraordinary plasticity of the genre in adapting to new media, but also in attracting new critical perspectives, whether historical, literary, cultural, or interdisciplinary.

~Jean Mainill

Scholars will surely find this collection auspicious, not least because it is overall so well-researched and ambitious, but because the juxtaposition of old and new voices and scholarly styles is as promising a call-to-arms for the growth of single-tale studies and relevance of fairytale studies in general as could be asked for.

~Margot Blankier

[. . .] this most recent entry in the Wayne State series is a worthy addition to the small canon of contemporary scholarship focusing on specific tales. It is illuminating and thought-provoking reading, and an essential text for any fairy tale scholar.

~Martha Hixon

A study of the Cinderella narrative no longer confined to folkloristics, it draws from fields as diverse as cultural and media studies, queer theory, translation studies, and museum studies.

~Shilpa Menon

Wide-ranging collection

~Janet Brennan Croft

The essays in the book provide a well-rounded examination of the various forms Cinderella has taken over the centuries. From close readings of visual and filmic interpretations of Cinderella to accounts of the history and scholarship of literary and pop culture versions, this book has something for everyone. [..] Cinderella's legacy is not culturally monolithic, and thus scholarship thereon must not be either.

~Jeana Jorgensen

Cinderella Across Cultures: New Directions and Interdisciplinary Perspectives lives up to its title, with its greatest strength being its interdisciplinary approach and the variety of views and scholarship presented, as seen in the backgrounds and expertise of the authors, particularly their access to different cultural and linguistic perspectives.

~Karra Shimabukuro

These lively, groundbreaking essays are based in contemporary conceptions of fairy tales as an interweaving of forms and traditions. Their approaches to such topics as the role of the translator as co-creator or the situation of any particular fairy-tale text in a local cultural and material context are insightful and intriguing.

~John Stephens, Emeritus Professor at Macquarie University and Co-Author of Retelling Stories, Framing Culture

The most comprehensive and multi-faceted volume on Cinderella imaginable, covering subjects as varied as the seventeenth-century obsession with glass, publishing history, gender transmutations, and multimedial versions. This remarkable achievement will equally inspire scholars of fairy tales, international literature, popular culture, visual media, and children's literature.

~Maria Nikolajeva, Professor at University of Cambridge