The classic fairytale Beauty and the Beast has been interpreted by different writers and into various forms of media for centuries.The following discussion draws on three versions of the tale.One of them is the first ...The classic fairytale Beauty and the Beast has been interpreted by different writers and into various forms of media for centuries.The following discussion draws on three versions of the tale.One of them is the first known version of Beauty and the Beast—"Cupid and Psyche"in Apuleius’s The Golden Ass from the second century.In this story,Psyche is the beautiful daughter whereas her bridegroom Cupid is the"beast"in rumours.Another version in discussion is the best known version to Angelo-American audiences,published in Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont’s book for young women,Le Magasin des enfants in 1756.And the last is Angela Carter’s modern version in 1993.This discussion focuses on the ways in which those writers use"the beast"fantasy to comment on female psychology,status and agency in their own societies.展开更多
This paper focuses on the fairytale style in Peter Pan which is James Matthew Barrie's masterpiece. This work belongs to fairytale and the protagonist who named Peter Pan never grows up. Through the analysis of Pe...This paper focuses on the fairytale style in Peter Pan which is James Matthew Barrie's masterpiece. This work belongs to fairytale and the protagonist who named Peter Pan never grows up. Through the analysis of Peter Pan and his little friends' experience in real world and Neverland, readers can know the fairytale style in Peter Pan. At the same time, this paper also points out the characterization of Peter pan reflected the writer's attitude to growing up and the fairytale style as bridge between the virtual world and the real world. It is the fairytale style that adds the artistic charm of Peter Pan.展开更多
The paper examines how the British woman writer Angela Carter rewrites Charles Perrault＇s household fairy tale--＂Little Red Riding Hood＂ in her short story--＂The Company of Wolves.＂ This paper attempts to analyze...The paper examines how the British woman writer Angela Carter rewrites Charles Perrault＇s household fairy tale--＂Little Red Riding Hood＂ in her short story--＂The Company of Wolves.＂ This paper attempts to analyze the two distinctive narrative strategies--re-characterization and second-person narration, skillfully deployed by Carter in order to rewrite Perrault＇ s classic tale into a feminist story. In Carter＇s version, Little Red Riding Hood is represented as a witty new woman who embraces her own sexuality and regards herself as a subject rather than an object. Through the transposition between reader and character, Carter＇s tale produces a new subject position for readers, particularly for young female readers.展开更多
Classics often touch our hearts with their fairytale charms. On July 29, 1981 at the St. Paul’s Cathedral, when Prince Charles held Princess Diana’s hands affectionately,
Remediation into film of the Danish author Hans Christian Andersen＇s many fairytales often accentuate his quaint or sentimental tendencies. In a silent film adaptation of ＂The Little Match Girl＂ the French filmmake...Remediation into film of the Danish author Hans Christian Andersen＇s many fairytales often accentuate his quaint or sentimental tendencies. In a silent film adaptation of ＂The Little Match Girl＂ the French filmmaker Jean Renoir transports us into an avant-garde world of consumerism and commodification that seems at odds with Andersen＇s original vision. Yet Renoir＇s film is remarkably resonant with Andersen＇s own pre-cinematic imagination even as it produces a different inflection of the uncanny. The match girl is turned into a femme enfant fatale and her illu- minated visions are redirected away from the comforts of home to a world of artifice and melodrama.展开更多
文摘The classic fairytale Beauty and the Beast has been interpreted by different writers and into various forms of media for centuries.The following discussion draws on three versions of the tale.One of them is the first known version of Beauty and the Beast—"Cupid and Psyche"in Apuleius’s The Golden Ass from the second century.In this story,Psyche is the beautiful daughter whereas her bridegroom Cupid is the"beast"in rumours.Another version in discussion is the best known version to Angelo-American audiences,published in Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont’s book for young women,Le Magasin des enfants in 1756.And the last is Angela Carter’s modern version in 1993.This discussion focuses on the ways in which those writers use"the beast"fantasy to comment on female psychology,status and agency in their own societies.
文摘This paper focuses on the fairytale style in Peter Pan which is James Matthew Barrie's masterpiece. This work belongs to fairytale and the protagonist who named Peter Pan never grows up. Through the analysis of Peter Pan and his little friends' experience in real world and Neverland, readers can know the fairytale style in Peter Pan. At the same time, this paper also points out the characterization of Peter pan reflected the writer's attitude to growing up and the fairytale style as bridge between the virtual world and the real world. It is the fairytale style that adds the artistic charm of Peter Pan.
文摘The paper examines how the British woman writer Angela Carter rewrites Charles Perrault＇s household fairy tale--＂Little Red Riding Hood＂ in her short story--＂The Company of Wolves.＂ This paper attempts to analyze the two distinctive narrative strategies--re-characterization and second-person narration, skillfully deployed by Carter in order to rewrite Perrault＇ s classic tale into a feminist story. In Carter＇s version, Little Red Riding Hood is represented as a witty new woman who embraces her own sexuality and regards herself as a subject rather than an object. Through the transposition between reader and character, Carter＇s tale produces a new subject position for readers, particularly for young female readers.
文摘Classics often touch our hearts with their fairytale charms. On July 29, 1981 at the St. Paul’s Cathedral, when Prince Charles held Princess Diana’s hands affectionately,
文摘Remediation into film of the Danish author Hans Christian Andersen＇s many fairytales often accentuate his quaint or sentimental tendencies. In a silent film adaptation of ＂The Little Match Girl＂ the French filmmaker Jean Renoir transports us into an avant-garde world of consumerism and commodification that seems at odds with Andersen＇s original vision. Yet Renoir＇s film is remarkably resonant with Andersen＇s own pre-cinematic imagination even as it produces a different inflection of the uncanny. The match girl is turned into a femme enfant fatale and her illu- minated visions are redirected away from the comforts of home to a world of artifice and melodrama.
