Gönülsüz Bir Dönüşüm: Revizyonist Bir Hikâye Olarak “The Frog Prince”
An Unwilling Transformation: “The Frog Prince” as a Revisionist Story
Author(s): Mürüvvet Mira Pınar DolaykayaSubject(s): Sociology of Culture, Sociology of the arts, business, education, Theory of Literature, American Literature, Sociology of Literature
Published by: Celal Bayar Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü
Keywords: Robert Coover; “The Frog Prince”; Revisionist Fiction; Brothers Grimm;
Summary/Abstract: In “The Frog Prince”, published in The New Yorker in 2014, Robert Coover uses the Brothers Grimm’s namesake tale as a backdrop to interrogate and subvert fairy tale conventions specifically with a focus on gender roles. The story dwells on the experiences of its eponymous protagonist not as a prince who is transformed into a frog through evil magic but as a naïve frog which is transformed into a human being against his will. Opening with an anonymous woman’s kiss, Coover’s story probes concepts such as individualism, self, identity, happiness, and belonging through the relationship of the couple. This study reads Robert Coover’s “The Frog Prince” as a revisionist story. It explores Coover’s story as a text which problematizes and revises fairy tales as far-fetched, idealized, and ideological narratives that fail to represent the individual and the individual experience.
Journal: Celal Bayar Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi
- Issue Year: 20/2022
- Issue No: Sp. Issue
- Page Range: 141-149
- Page Count: 9
- Language: Turkish