Lexington Books
Pages: 194
Trim: 6¼ x 9¼
978-1-7936-2700-1 • Hardback • November 2023 • $95.00 • (£73.00)
978-1-7936-2701-8 • eBook • November 2023 • $45.00 • (£35.00)
Amie A. Doughty is professor of English at the State University of New York, Oneonta.
Chapter 1: Fan Studies, Folktales, and the Adaptation of Royal Characters
Chapter 2: Progressive (and Not-so-Progressive) Princesses
Chapter 3: Progressive (and Not-so-Progressive) Princes
Chapter 4: Rejecting the Crown
Chapter 5: Queering the Crown
Chapter 6: Royals of Color
Conclusion
Bibliography
Doughty offers readers an expansive look at how royal characters are depicted in children’s literature. Her categorization of these characters and their narratives as transformative, affirmative, or both sheds light on the fascinating complexity inherent in the genre.
— Bridget Whelan, Assistant Professor of English at Sowela Technical Community College