Beauty and the Beast

Classic Tales About Animal Brides and Grooms from Around the World

Cover Art for 9780143111696, Beauty and the Beast by Maria Tatar
ISBN: 9780143111696
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Published: 7 March, 2017
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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Nearly every culture tells the story of Beauty and the Beast in one fashion or another. From Cupid and Psyche to India's Snake Bride to South Africa's oStory of Five Heads,o the partnering of beasts and beauties, of humans and animals in all their variety-cats, dogs, frogs, goats, lizards, bears, tortoises, monkeys, cranes, warthogs-has beguiled us for thousands of years, mapping the cultural contradictions that riddle every romantic relationship. In this fascinating volume, preeminent fairy tale scholar Maria Tatar brings together tales from ancient times to the present and from a wide variety of cultures, highlighting the continuities and the range of themes in a fairy tale that has been used both to keep young women in their place and to encourage them to rebel, and that has entertained adults and children alike. With fresh commentary, she shows us what animals and monsters, both male and female, tell us about ourselves, and about the transformative power of empathy. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

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