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Beauty and the Beast : Visions and Revisions of an Old Tale by Betsy Hearne; with an essay by Larry De Vries is a reference work available to read on EtoBox.
What is Beauty and the Beast : Visions and Revisions of an Old Tale about?
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.
Who reads Beauty and the Beast : Visions and Revisions of an Old Tale?
It is typically read by readers who need quick, reliable lookup and repeat reference.
Common subject areas: reference, language, dictionaries and manuals.
- Author
- Betsy Hearne; with an essay by Larry De Vries
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press
- Published
- 1989
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780226322391
- Category
- reference
- Subjects
- Folklore, Literary Fiction, Romance
- Rating
- 3.98 / 5 (36 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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