From the Beast to the Blonde: On Fairy Tales and Their Tellers
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| Rating | : | 4.82 (991 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0374524874 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 492 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-08-07 |
| Language | : | English |
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Why are storytellers so often women, and how does that affect the status of fairy tales? Are they a source of wisdom or a misleading temptation to indulge in romancing?. In this landmark study of the history and meaning of fairy tales, the celebrated cultural critic Marina Warner looks at storytelling in art and legend-from the prophesying enchantress who lures men to a false paradise, to jolly Mother Goose with her masqueraders in the real world
One dare not even call it seminal, yet in this ground-breaking work, English novelist and historian Marina Warner casts herself as the female Joseph Campbell in a fascinating and lively book that opens with the observation that "storytelling makes women thrive -- and not exclusively women," and then lifts the veil on both tellers and tales ranging from Sibyl to the late, great Angela Carter, from Lot's daughters to Disney's "Little Mermaid." She finds a not-so-hidden history of women, sex, power, fear -- and even healing -- lurking therein. . An eye-opening reworking of our common myth pool
From the Beast to the Blonde on Fairy Tales and Their Tellers Author Marina Warner has dug deep into the history and meaning behind the celebrated fairy tales I loved as a child. Well-written and alive with insight of the heroine's journey in these precious stories, I will continue to use this book to enhance and bring forth a deeper, complex character for the heroines I create in my own novels.Kimberley DehnAuthor, Southern Exposure, Wings ePress,Inc.. Well-written but difficult Theresa There are many books about fairy tales-- from tomes specializing in psychoanalysis to texts focusing on the changing meaning of the tales we all know and love (or hate), fairy tales provide rich fodder for psychoanalysts, Freudians, folklorists, feminists, and specialists of all sorts.That said, with From the Beast to the Blonde, Marina Warner really does bring something different to this already crowded table. Her book focuses upon fairy tales and myths (or wonder tales, as they are sometimes called) as cultural projections. Warner argues here that . Amazon Customer said Required reading for folklorists and lovers of fairy tales. Warner's text is huge, but thouroughly enjoyable, filled with cultural analises that range from obstetrics to hagiography and with equal respect for every approach between gynocriticism, materialism and psychoanalysis. The book is crammed with so much information and so many intersting details, that sometimes one wonders if these goodies are directly related to the topic, but the information is fascinating anyway, even when it does nothing to further her arguments. The first part concentrates on the tellers of fairy and wonder tales, who they were an