ABSTRACT
Fairy tales and novels are brought together in a variety of ways, from novels that draw upon fairy-tale motifs to novel-length fairy tales. Although the short length of the traditional fairy tale and the novel’s emphasis on realism would seem to divide genre from form, fairy tales have long been incorporated into novels, leading to the publication of an abundance of fairy-tale novels in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Well-known fairy-tale motifs and patterns bring to novels familiar concepts and structures to support new ideas and material for cultural critique, while the length of the novel provides room to explore in depth the compact elements of fairy tales and an opportunity to revisit and retell beloved stories. An extension of this productive relationship of genre and form is the serialization of fairy-tale novels, which demonstrates audience desire for expanded narratives and the complexity such length can enable.
