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rachel85
Registered User
(11/28/06 6:36 am)
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sleeping beauty and sexual symbolism
hello, i am currently writing a 10,000 word dissertation on sexual symbolism and the feminine in various tales of Sleeping Beauty. i was wondering if anyone knew of any books that would be helpful in these areas?
thanks!
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katherine
Registered User
(11/28/06 11:43 am)
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Re: sleeping beauty and sexual symbolism
Have a read of Bruno Bettleheim's 'uses of enchantment', which looks in depth at all the popular fairytales and their psycho-sexual symbolism. Also Angela Carter's 'The Bloody Chamber and other stories', in which she re-writes fairytales in a way which uncovers their blatent sexual content.
Good luck!
kat
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katherine
Registered User
(11/28/06 11:57 am)
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Re: sleeping beauty and sexual symbolism
....oh yes, and 'Women who run with the wolves' by Clarissa Pinlola Estes - another very popular book to do with sexual symbolism in european fairytales and folklore.
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rachel85
Registered User
(11/28/06 4:21 pm)
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Re: sleeping beauty and sexual symbolism
thanks so much i will check them out!
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Gardner Productions
Registered User
(11/28/06 9:19 pm)
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Re: sleeping beauty and sexual symbolism
I know that in another version of Sleeping Beauty she gets raped..
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San Hime
Registered User
(12/9/06 12:53 pm)
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Re: sleeping beauty and sexual symbolism
There is a trilogy of books by A.N.
Roquelaure (aka, Anne Rice), which is pretty much the Sleeping
Beauty story told by way of pornography. Sleeping Beauty is
raped by the prince and made into a sex slave.
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