tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934170279470612782.post400037042817822921..comments2024-03-19T02:18:16.145-05:00Comments on SurLaLune Fairy Tales Blog: Grimm Legacies: “The Many Conclusions of ‘Beauty and the Beast’” by Jerry GriswoldSurLaLune Fairy Taleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08947330164532891634noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934170279470612782.post-22439261161070407892012-02-10T16:24:23.622-06:002012-02-10T16:24:23.622-06:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934170279470612782.post-77250116680200755062012-02-09T21:32:36.033-06:002012-02-09T21:32:36.033-06:00This is very interesting. I never realized there w...This is very interesting. I never realized there were so many versions of Beauty and the Beast. I mean I know there are to some extent, considering the story is so old, but now I really know!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00574947825128720472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934170279470612782.post-62706227246973585592012-02-09T17:03:31.002-06:002012-02-09T17:03:31.002-06:00My husband and I love the Jean Cocteau version! We...My husband and I love the Jean Cocteau version! We have watched it so many times over the years. It is a bit creepy, but so original.<br /><br />Thanks for reminding me that we need to pull that out for a nice evening curled on the sofa!<br /><br />DThe Creative Bohemianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01833350268593778587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934170279470612782.post-37071005499850133822012-02-09T13:23:30.668-06:002012-02-09T13:23:30.668-06:00And of course Marais also plays Belle's reject...And of course Marais also plays Belle's rejected human suitor Avenant, so it's a complete bait and switch when the Beast turns into him...<br /><br />Thank you for the excellent summary. My notes were less coherent (esp. what I wrote down about disgust and repulsion, which I can't quite make sense of), but they included Jerry's observation that the tales in which the transformation occurs in the middle are depicting one of the consequences of exogamous marriages, the fact that the couple has to deal with both tribes of in-laws at some point.Amy Leehttp://twitter.com/FairyTalePapersnoreply@blogger.com