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princessterribel
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(11/7/05 5:46 am)
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Cinderella and its Culture - Europe and America.
Does anyone know anything about or have any opinions on the following. I am trying to narrow my research, as I seem to be trying to write a book on Cinderella, when I only have a measley 10000 words.hehe
I wanted to look at the culture that shaped the versions of Basile, Perrault, and the brothers Grimm. Not just at how their source culture shaped them, but also at how their receiving culture has shaped them. For example, why the ugly sisters began the 19th century as beautiful but evil, and became ugly by the end. I am also considering 20th century versions of the tale so that I can include Disney and Shrek etc.
Advice?
Edited by: princessterribel at: 11/9/05 4:37 am
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Rosemary Lake
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(11/7/05 9:56 am)
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cultures
That could be very interesting. One thing to look at might be different illustrations of, say, Perrault's version over the years.
Also differences in culture between countries at the time of the writings. Was Perrault's received differently in England than in France? What about in Germany?
One point ... the audience/culture that received/produced Shrek was partly CREATED by Disney's earlier version of Cinderella. I don't know whether this would apply to the previous national cultures, ie whether Perrault shaped the audience Grimm found.
To look at the cultures as a whole would take a lot of research, I'd think. One way to limit it would be to say "as shown by contemporary reviews of the published tales."
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cammykitty
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(11/9/05 6:08 pm)
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cinderella
This book has been on my reading list for awhile but I haven't gotten to it yet. From the Beast to the Blonde: on fairy tales and their tellers by Marina Warner. It should be very helpful to you. If anyone has pinpointed exactly where beautiful but cruel changed to ugly, it's Marina Warner.
I've read Marina Warner's Alone of All her Sex: the myth & cult of the Virgin Mary -- how's that for a controversial title -- and it was a fantastic book filled with details & interpretations of the Virgin through art & literary history. I'm sure From the Beast to the Blonde is just as good.
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