A Wild Swan: And Other Tales Overview
A Wild Swan: And Other Tales by Michael Cunningham is a dark retelling of the classic fairytales many grew up knowing and loving. The traditional tales being retold are "Swan Lake," "Hansel and Gretel," "Jack and the Beanstalk," "Snow White," "Rumpelstiltskin," "Beauty and the Beast," and "Rapunzel."Amidst these are other more "modern" tales such as "The Monkey's Paw," in addition to original stories of love overcoming disability in "Steadfast; Tin" and how marriage can survive royal obligations in "Ever/After." These stories all come together to form an as-yet untold (in their own way) tale collection. Themes explored in Cunningham’s anthology include those of transformation, nature, royalty, and marriage.
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A Wild Swan Study Guide
Michael Cunningham Biographies (1)
4,363 words, approx. 15 pages
Throughout the 1980s and most of the 1990s, critics usually considered Michael Cunningham to be just another of the growing number of novelists chronicling the experience of gay Americans in the age o...
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