Cures and Curses
Disability in Folklore and Folk Tales
$32.30
- Hardcover
- Release Date
4 February 2027
Summary
The first book to highlight the breadth of disability representation in traditional folk tales. Whether it is a curse that needs breaking, a punishment inflicted, or an underdog fighting the odds, disability is so much a part of folklore that we can easily overlook it. Disability in Folklore and Folk Tales brings disabled characters to the fore in a collection of folk tales that celebrates the wide-ranging disability representation and surprising nuance in traditional folk stories. A…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781837053032 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1837053030 |
| Author: | Beth O'Brien |
| Publisher: | The History Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | The History Press Ltd |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Release Date: | 4 February 2027 |
| Dimensions: | 129mm x 198mm |
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Beth O'Brien
Beth O’Brien holds a PhD in Creative Writing from the University of Birmingham, where her research focused on disability representation in fairy tales and their retellings. Her debut novel, Wolf Siren, received the Carnegie Medal for Writing in 2026, and her second novel, Feather Vane, is now available. She is also the founder and editor of Disabled Tales, an initiative focused on exploring the representation of disability in folk and fairy tales.
Her upcoming academic contributions include a chapter on disability, Disney, and Medieval history, as well as a co-authored chapter on disability for the Routledge Handbook of Anthropology and Folklore. Beth has frequently appeared at events as a speaker, discussing disability in traditional tales.
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