Digging into a Literary Analysis of Beauty and the Beast
I see you there. I think you love Beauty and the Beast tales just as much as I do. They are fun, challenge the status quo, and scratch that inner call-of-the-wild itch we don't want to admit. I read an interesting book that well articulated why I appreciate a Beauty and the Beast story over other selections. Why I gravitate towards a werewolf or shifter romance for an easy weekend read. Hey you! I'm not the only one! Beauty and the Beast is a tale as old as time (see what I did there), showing up throughout the ages in various forms and myths. The oldest version is likely " Cupid and Psyche " from the second century AD. "The Woman Who Married a Snake" was another early version in Indian culture, shared orally and finally appearing in print in 500 AD (p 15). Each age and culture has it's version of Beauty and her Beast. And it turns out we love it just as much in today's culture. In The Meanings of "Beauty & the Bea...