Catherine Orenstein
Autore di Little Red Riding Hood Uncloaked: Sex, Morality, and the Evolution of a Fairy Tale
Sull'Autore
Catherine Orenstein is a freelance writer specializing in women's issues, Latin America and Haiti
Opere di Catherine Orenstein
Etichette
Informazioni generali
Utenti
Recensioni
An engrossing and informative bit of non-fiction that flew by almost as quickly as a novel would. Catherine Orenstein's exhaustive research and obvious passion for the subject of the Little Red Riding Hood fable bleeds into every sentence, and astounded me at how much one little story can stand for psychologically, culturally, historically and emotionally.
1 
iron_queen | 6 altre recensioni | Dec 30, 2008 |
iron_queen | 6 altre recensioni | Dec 30, 2008 | Fairy tales and nursery rhymes do more than entertain children. The provide insight into society's mores, the zeitgeist, and the lessons we pass on. Even how we adapt, dilute, bastardize and change these tales shows us so much about ourselves.
Orenstein takes one case in point, the story of a young woman visiting her grandmother and being eaten by a wolf.
I loved reading the entire history of how the story was originally taken down, interpreted, and told. The author did a great job of putting all of the stories in context with the time in history. Should we view it as a cautionary tale about sex, men and women, walking alone, daudling, drinking? All of these evolutions of the story are examined and illustrated.
Now I wonder about the path that other fairy tales have taken through time.… (altro)
Orenstein takes one case in point, the story of a young woman visiting her grandmother and being eaten by a wolf.
I loved reading the entire history of how the story was originally taken down, interpreted, and told. The author did a great job of putting all of the stories in context with the time in history. Should we view it as a cautionary tale about sex, men and women, walking alone, daudling, drinking? All of these evolutions of the story are examined and illustrated.
Now I wonder about the path that other fairy tales have taken through time.… (altro)
Potrebbero anche piacerti
Statistiche
- Opere
- 1
- Utenti
- 370
- Popolarità
- #65,128
- Voto
- 3.9
- Recensioni
- 7
- ISBN
- 4
- Lingue
- 1
Oresntein abre nuestros ojos al poder que tienen los personajes que estas historias de nuestro inconsciente cultural y nos muestran cómo continuamos reciclando el cuento para reinterpretar nuestro género, identidad, sexualidad y violencia.