Perpetuating Stereotypical Masculinity in the Australian YA Fairy-Tale Valentine

4区文学 Q2 Arts and Humanities

Marvels & Tales-Journal of Fairy-Tale Studies Pub Date : 2023-03-06 DOI:10.1353/mat.2022.0033

E. Little

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Abstract:Australian fairy-tale masculinity in the young adult (YA) novel Valentine reinscribes modes of maleness in stereotypical forms. This article argues that the character Finn Blacklin marries European fairy lore of violent and monstrous faeries with Australian traditions of “larrikin faeries.” Through the violence associated with the Seelie Courts, and his fear of being othered or deemed feminine as a changeling faerie, Finn perpetuates hegemonic masculinity. As a modern iteration of the “larrikin” faerie, Finn reinscribes overindulgence and misogyny as standard in Australian boyhood. The characterization of Finn in Valentine therefore perpetuates stereotypical understandings of fairy-tale masculinity.

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在澳大利亚青少年童话情人节中延续刻板的男子气概

摘要:澳大利亚青年小说《情人节》中的童话式男子气概再现了男性的刻板形式。本文认为芬恩·布莱克林这个角色将欧洲关于暴力和怪物的童话与澳大利亚传统的“拉瑞金童话”结合在一起。通过与Seelie法庭相关的暴力，以及他对被他人或被视为女性化的恐惧，芬恩延续了霸权的男性气质。作为一个现代版的“larrikin”精灵，芬恩将过度放纵和厌女症重新定义为澳大利亚童年的标准。因此，《情人节》中芬恩的形象塑造延续了人们对童话中男子气概的刻板理解。

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期刊介绍： Marvels & Tales (ISSN: 1521-4281) was founded in 1987 by Jacques Barchilon at the University of Colorado, Boulder. Originally known as Merveilles & contes, the journal expressed its role as an international forum for folktale and fairy-tale scholarship through its various aliases: Wunder & Märchen, Maravillas & Cuentos, Meraviglie & Racconti, and Marvels & Tales. In 1997, the journal moved to Wayne State University Press and took the definitive title Marvels & Tales: Journal of Fairy-Tale Studies. From the start, Marvels & Tales has served as a central forum for the multidisciplinary study of fairy tales. In its pages, contributors from around the globe have published studies, texts, and translations of fairy-tales from Europe, North America, Asia, and Africa. The Editorial Policy of Marvels & Tales encourages scholarship that introduces new areas of fairy-tale scholarship, as well as research that considers the traditional fairy-tale canon from new perspectives. The journal''s special issues have been particularly popular and have focused on topics such as "Beauty and the Beast," "The Romantic Tale," "Charles Perrault," "Marriage Tests and Marriage Quest in African Oral Literature," "The Italian Tale," and "Angela Carter and the Literary Märchen." Marvels & Tales is published every April and October by Wayne State University Press.