Beauty and the Beast: Visions and Revisions of an Old Tale [Hardcover]

Betsy Hearne (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 285 pages
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press; First Edition edition (December 15, 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0226322394
• ISBN-13: 978-0226322391
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,413,228 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best resource on versions of 'Beauty and the Beast', April 1, 1999

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Kyle ([e-mail]) (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Beauty and the Beast: Visions and Revisions of an Old Tale (Paperback)

This is by far the best book on the subject of 'Beauty and the Beast' ever written. Betsy Hearne takes an insightful look at the fairy tale and its many versions throughout the centuries. Unfortunately its time span is only from the 1700's to the early 1980's, thus excluding any discussion of the Ron Koslow television series or the 1991 Disney animated film. But even with this, the book is well worth several readings if you are at all interested in studying this 'tale as old as time.'

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book is a valuble resource f, October 30, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: Beauty and the Beast: Visions and Revisions of an Old Tale (Paperback)

I found this book serveral years ago, and bought it becuae, well, I love Beauty and the Beast (with the possible exception of the Disney verson....) and this was reccomended as one of the better basic resources. It was originally writen as a thesis , so basically it's all that research available without the bother of looking it up yourself. She discusses the shift of the story from the folktales to the novels and other adaptations of today. Unfortunately it was written BEFORE Disney, but I found a review she did of the movie later. It was pretty funny. It has a copy of one of the oldest printed versions (Mme Le Prince du Beaumont) and a transcription of a French folk version as resources at the end. (I wish I could read French.)