the original beauty and the beast was written in 1740.
the original beauty and the beast was written in 1740.
when was the original beauty and the beast written?
1740
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tatar, however, does go on to speak of bluebeard as something of a "beauty and the beast" narrative. the original beauty and the beast tale by jeanne-marie leprince de beaumont is said to be a story created to condition young women into the possibility of not only marriage, but marrying young, and to placate their fears of the implications of an older husband. it shows the beast as secretly compassionate, and someone meant to curb the aggressive sexual fears that young women have towards marriage. though "beauty and the beast" holds several similarities in gothic imagery to "bluebeard,"(such as is shared with cupid and psyche as well, in the case of a mysterious captor, a looming castle, and a young, beautiful heroine) tatar goes on to state that the latter tale lives on the entire opposite side of the spectrum: one in which, instead of female placation, the tale simply aggravates women's apprehension, confirming one's "'worst fears about sex'".
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