Includes bibliographical references (pages [191]-211) and index
Introduction : Shrinking possibility space -- On theory -- On method -- On attitude -- Heroine with a thousand faces : universal trends in the characterization of female folktale protagonists -- Testing feminist fairy tale studies -- "Beauty myth" is no myth -- Romantic love : a literary universal? -- Conclusion : FOTA -- Appendix A : Folktale collections and cultural groupings for chapters 4 and 5 -- Appendix B : Folktale collections for chapters 6 and 7