Articles
Reinstein, P. Gila. (1983). Aesop and Grimm: contrast in ethical codes and contemporary values. Children's Literature in Education. 14 (1) 44-53. doi: 10.1007/BF01135794
This article primarily focuses on the differences in ethical codes, morals and values which are examined in this article from Aesop fables and Germanic Grimm’s brothers’folk tales. Although the article does not focus on Beauty and the Beast it does have relevance to study of adaptations and the differences in the lessons learned from each re telling of Beauty and the Beast stories and the influences thereof. In this article the author looks at the context in which the tales are written and therefore how society influences the stories lessons of danger, diligence, glory, vanity, hard work, right and wrong and looks at who the intended audience is or purpose for writing.
P. Gila Reinstein is a teacher of English at Rhode Island College. She has interests in history of children’s literature and Victorian studies and folklore. She has served on editorial boards for professional journals and presented papers on children’s literature.
The resource is easily accessible and readily available for download as a pdf file on the Latrobe university database.This resource would offer further study into the adaptations of Beauty and the Beast stories through looking at the ethical codes and values from different authors versions of the same story and their influences for writing and intended audiences as in Reinstein’s article.
Reinstein, P. Gila. (1983). Aesop and Grimm: contrast in ethical codes and contemporary values. Children's Literature in Education. 14 (1) 44-53. doi: 10.1007/BF01135794
This article primarily focuses on the differences in ethical codes, morals and values which are examined in this article from Aesop fables and Germanic Grimm’s brothers’folk tales. Although the article does not focus on Beauty and the Beast it does have relevance to study of adaptations and the differences in the lessons learned from each re telling of Beauty and the Beast stories and the influences thereof. In this article the author looks at the context in which the tales are written and therefore how society influences the stories lessons of danger, diligence, glory, vanity, hard work, right and wrong and looks at who the intended audience is or purpose for writing.
P. Gila Reinstein is a teacher of English at Rhode Island College. She has interests in history of children’s literature and Victorian studies and folklore. She has served on editorial boards for professional journals and presented papers on children’s literature.
The resource is easily accessible and readily available for download as a pdf file on the Latrobe university database.This resource would offer further study into the adaptations of Beauty and the Beast stories through looking at the ethical codes and values from different authors versions of the same story and their influences for writing and intended audiences as in Reinstein’s article.
Craven, Allison. (2002). Beauty and the Belles: Discourses of Feminism and Femininity in Disneyland. European Journal of Women's Studies, 9(2),123–142. doi:10.1177/1350682002009002806
This article centres on critically analysing Disney’s Beauty and the Beast with a focus on feminist ideology of the character Belle.It also further examines other Disney characters such as Snow White and looks at the domestication of Disney heroines. The article discusses issues such as motherlessness, lesbians, beauty, choice/decisions, capture, consent and looks at these in the character of Belle and Beauty from classic and popular culture archetypal versions of the story including, ‘Cupid and Psyche’, de Villeneuve’s original ‘Beauty and the Beast’ and de Beaumont’s French version.
The author Dr Allison Craven teaches media and communications at Monash University Malaysia whose PHD research involved work on Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. She also researches gender and popular culture as well as communication research issues.
This resource is available as a free download online from Sage Journals. The article is scholarly and will be useful in analysing the intertextuality of different character adaptations of Beauty not only in Beauty and the Beast itself but between different female characters in different fairytale, fables or folktales. It can be used to support conclusions in a research paper about feminine/masculine ideology in different societies and cultural adaptations of female and or male characters. The author has provided notes as well as an extensive list of references.
Websites
Heiner, Heidi Anne. (2012). Tales Similar to Beauty and the Beast. Retrieved August 20, 2012, from http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/beautybeast/other.html#WHITE
This resource is a website made by Heidi Anne Heiner on tales similar to Beauty and the Beast. The site includes various adaptations of Beauty and the Beast from a range of different cultures and includes modern interpretations. There is also information such as history, illustrations, annotations, links to online versions of the text and merchandise.
The author of the website Heidi Anne Heiner holds a Master in Information Science accredited by the American Library Association from the University of Tennessee and has a Bachelor of Arts Degree in English with a Speech and Theatre Minor from Middle Tennessee State University as well as a qualified librarian and researcher. Heidi who created the site during an assignment and from her passion of books as a place to recommend and offer a place for reading and writing about folklore and fairy tales has worked in children’s and public libraries.
The source will be useful for study on the topic as it has links to different publications, scholars and websites. It also includes references that could be useful for further research.The wider website has links to a variety of different fairy tales and includes blogs and resources for teachers and students for literary use.
Strengths of this resource are that it is easily accessible to anyone and allows you to find many versions of the story and use them for research into other adaptations not only between the stories themselves but also different cultures adaptations of the stories.
This resource is a website made by Heidi Anne Heiner on tales similar to Beauty and the Beast. The site includes various adaptations of Beauty and the Beast from a range of different cultures and includes modern interpretations. There is also information such as history, illustrations, annotations, links to online versions of the text and merchandise.
The author of the website Heidi Anne Heiner holds a Master in Information Science accredited by the American Library Association from the University of Tennessee and has a Bachelor of Arts Degree in English with a Speech and Theatre Minor from Middle Tennessee State University as well as a qualified librarian and researcher. Heidi who created the site during an assignment and from her passion of books as a place to recommend and offer a place for reading and writing about folklore and fairy tales has worked in children’s and public libraries.
The source will be useful for study on the topic as it has links to different publications, scholars and websites. It also includes references that could be useful for further research.The wider website has links to a variety of different fairy tales and includes blogs and resources for teachers and students for literary use.
Strengths of this resource are that it is easily accessible to anyone and allows you to find many versions of the story and use them for research into other adaptations not only between the stories themselves but also different cultures adaptations of the stories.
Ashliman, D. L. (2009). Beauty and the Beast. Retrieved August 23, 2012, from http://www.pitt.edu/~dash/type0425c.html
D.L. Ashliman is a professor and retiree from the University of Pittsburgh educated in Germany and America who now conducts folklore research from Southern Utah. He has published many articles, monographs and webpage’s/sites.
This particular website is a resource of electronic texts for those looking at many literary types including folklores, folktales, fairy tales and mythology. The site contains many links to related websites and includes a variety of retellings, translations and adaptations of the story Beauty and the Beast accessible on the site.
Weaknesses of this resource is the presentation is very plain and dull, however it is easily accessible and there is a lot of useful content and for some the lack of presentation may make it easier for them to navigate around.
This resource is useful for gathering further resources on Beauty and the Beast and looking at other adaptations of the story whether archetypal or cross cultural.
D.L. Ashliman is a professor and retiree from the University of Pittsburgh educated in Germany and America who now conducts folklore research from Southern Utah. He has published many articles, monographs and webpage’s/sites.
This particular website is a resource of electronic texts for those looking at many literary types including folklores, folktales, fairy tales and mythology. The site contains many links to related websites and includes a variety of retellings, translations and adaptations of the story Beauty and the Beast accessible on the site.
Weaknesses of this resource is the presentation is very plain and dull, however it is easily accessible and there is a lot of useful content and for some the lack of presentation may make it easier for them to navigate around.
This resource is useful for gathering further resources on Beauty and the Beast and looking at other adaptations of the story whether archetypal or cross cultural.