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This volume brings together a selection of streams present in modern mass-media culture, from classic cartoons to TV series. The chapters form a rich mosaic of interconnecting themes, and highlight the current process of transforming well-known fairy-tale plots. The book considers recent media productions, such as Once Upon a Time and Beauty and the Beast as modern fairy-tales for children and adults, showing these new versions of familiar characters to reflect the psychological demands of the contemporary audience in the post-modernist cultural environment.In addition, the book explores new Internet fiction genres, including fan-fiction, interactive fairy-tales, and fairy-tale blogs. As a part of cultural studies, the book considers classic cartoons based on books, such as Mowgli and The Little Prince , from philosophical and cross-cultural points of view.

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Dr Elena Polyudova has published a number of articles and books in various areas of the humanities, from linguistics to cultural studies. Her current research interests include art education, educational psychology, and models of cultural patterns.

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