Description |
xv, 247 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of leaves : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm |
Note |
Originally presented as the author's thesis. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-242) |
Summary |
Traces the familiar tale from its folklore origins, through its literary shaping in the 1700s, the moral instruction and lavish illustrations of the 1800s, to the modern psychological interpretations in books, movies, and television. Isolates common motives in such elements as character, narrative voice, image, object, and symbol. The illustrations include 12 superb color reproductions. |
Contents |
Survival of a story -- Oral and literary traditions: Eighteenth Century -- Impact of bookmaking and illustration: Nineteenth Century -- Story internalized: 1900-1950 -- Mass markets and media: 1950-1985 -- Enduring elements -- Appendix 1: Literary beauties and folk beats / Larry /Devires -- Appendix 2: Beaumont's Eighteenth-Century version in facsimile -- Appendix 3: Twentieth-Century oral version -- Appendix 4: Sampling of Nineteenth-Century editions -- Bibliography -- Index. |
Subject |
Leprince de Beaumont, Jeanne-Marie, 1711-1780. Belle et la bĂȘte.
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Leprince de Beaumont, Jeanne-Marie, 1711-1780 -- Influence.
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Children's literature, English -- History and criticism.
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Children's literature, French -- History and criticism.
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Children -- Great Britain -- Books and reading.
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Children -- France -- Books and reading.
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Beauty and the beast (Tale)
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Fairy tales -- France -- History and criticism.
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Oral tradition in literature.
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Folklore in literature.
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Indexed Term |
Tales |
Added Author |
DeVries, Larry.
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ISBN |
0226322394 alk. paper. |
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