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Fairy Tales
Analytical Essay # 105400
Fairy Tales
A review of the fairy tale "Beauty and the Beast" by Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve and its various adaptations.
984 words (approx. 3.9 pages) |
3 sources |
APA | 2008
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The paper relates the story of the fairy tale, "Beauty and the Beast", and highlights the fact that it is unique in that it contains societal elements not commonly found in fairy tales. The paper relates how the original tale of "Beauty and the Beast" by Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve has been adapted through time and has been made into several film versions with the basic story and an adapted plot.From the Paper:
"The first print version of the story surfaced in 1740 by author Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve. However, the tale and variations of it was popular throughout Europe prior to its first print publication. The tale generally involves a story about a rich merchant who lives with his four daughters, one being named Beauty. Due to certain circumstances, the father looses his wealth and his daughters are forced to live in the rural country. One day the father becomes lost in the forest and takes shelter in the Beast's palace. The next day, as he is leaving, he plucks a rose for Beauty. The Beast sees this act and accuses the father of stealing from him, denouncing him as a simple thief and ordering him to die. The Beast gives him amnesty so long as one of his daughters comes to suffer in his place. Thus, Beauty goes to the Beast's castle and is made the mistress of the magical place. Eventually the two marry and the Beast is transformed into a handsome prince and Beauty's family comes to live with them."Sample of Sources Used:
- Hearne, Betsy. Beauty and the Beast: Visions and Revisions of an Old Tale. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1996.
- Tatar, Marie. The Annotated Classic Fairy Tales. New York: orton and Company, Inc., 2002.
- Warner, Marina. From the Beast to the Blonde: On Fairy Tales and their Tellers. New York: Farran, Strauss and Giroux, 1996.
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