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Chargement... Little Red Riding Hood Uncloaked: Sex, Morality, and the Evolution of a Fairy Talepar Catherine Orenstein
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. An engrossing and informative bit of non-fiction that flew by almost as quickly as a novel would. Catherine Orenstein's exhaustive research and obvious passion for the subject of the Little Red Riding Hood fable bleeds into every sentence, and astounded me at how much one little story can stand for psychologically, culturally, historically and emotionally. Fairy tales and nursery rhymes do more than entertain children. The provide insight into society's mores, the zeitgeist, and the lessons we pass on. Even how we adapt, dilute, bastardize and change these tales shows us so much about ourselves. Orenstein takes one case in point, the story of a young woman visiting her grandmother and being eaten by a wolf. I loved reading the entire history of how the story was originally taken down, interpreted, and told. The author did a great job of putting all of the stories in context with the time in history. Should we view it as a cautionary tale about sex, men and women, walking alone, daudling, drinking? All of these evolutions of the story are examined and illustrated. Now I wonder about the path that other fairy tales have taken through time. A great book that has particularly strong chapters on the Perrault and Grimms' versions of the famous fairy tale. It is an excellent introduction to how the tale has changed, and more importantly, why it has changed in response to particular social and cultural conditions. I wish the analysis were a little more in depth at points, but this is an appropriate introduction in many ways. Chapters go on to discuss the sexualization of the fairy tale in popular culture with revisions like that of Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs, and there is a short chapter discussing fairy tale porn ("The Punishment of Red Riding Hood") which skirts the feminist porn debate but argues that porn is about archetypes, and fairy tales are all about archetypes. This is an approachable, easy read that I do recommend to anyone curious about the history of this story. aucune critique | ajouter une critique
In Little Red Riding Hood Uncloaked Catherine Orenstein reveals for the first time the intricate sexual politics, moral ambiguities, and philosophical underpinnings of Red Riding Hood's epic journey to her grandmother's house--and how, from the nursery on, fairy tales influence our view of the world. Beginning with its first publication as a cautionary tale on the perils of seduction, written in reaction to the licentiousness of the court of Louis XIV, Orenstein traces the many lives the tale has lived since then, from its appearance in modern advertisements for cosmetics and automobiles, the inspiration it brought to poets such as Anne Sexton, and its starring role in pornographic films. In Little Red Riding Hood Uncloaked, Red appears as seductress, hapless victim, riot grrrrl, femme fatale, and even she-wolf, as Orenstein shows how through centuries of different guises, the story has served as a barometer of social and sexual mores pertaining to women. Full of fascinating history, generous wit, and intelligent analysis, Little Red Riding Hood Uncloaked proves that the story of one young girl's trip through the woods continues to be one of our most compelling modern myths. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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