Beauty and the Beast

Resumen del libro

One of our most beloved and elemental fairy tales, in versions from across the centuries and around the world'published to coincide with Disneys live-action 3D musical film starring Emma Watson, Ian McKellen, Ewan McGregor, Audra McDonald, Kevin Kline, Stanley Tucci, and Emma Thompson Nearly every culture tells the story of Beauty and the Beast in one fashion or another. From Cupid and Psyche to Indias Snake Bride to South Africas 'Story of Five Heads,' 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.

Biografía del autor

x{0026}lt;p Maria Tatar es profesora de Lengua y Literatura Germánicas y de Folclore y Mitología en la Universidad de Harvard. Es miembro de la Society of Fellows de dicha universidad. Autora de numerosos libros sobre folclore, estudios culturales germánicos y literatura infantil, también ha escrito para x{0026}lt;i The New York Timesx{0026}lt;/i , x{0026}lt;i The New Yorkerx{0026}lt;/i , x{0026}lt;i The New Republicx{0026}lt;/i y x{0026}lt;i Slatex{0026}lt;/i , y es invitada habitual en la NPR y la BBC. Fue merecedora del premio NAACP Image a la obra literaria de ficción más destacada en 2018 y ha recibido becas del Fondo Nacional para las Humanidades, de la Fundación Guggenheim y del Instituto de Estudios Avanzados Radcliffe. Vive en Cambridge, Massachusetts.x{0026}lt;p