Joan Gould

Joan Gould selects three or four fairy tales or myths and dissects them in each stage of a woman's life: maiden, matron, and crone. She uses the allegory found in each fairy tale and translates it into ways a modern woman might feel in today's world. It's a very insightful book and well-researched, however, I think the sections on the maiden and matron are a bit long. She cites her sources in the back, but there are no footnotes where she uses quotations. But definitely useful for a paper on fairy tales.… (mere)