Giambattista Basile

“Sleeping Bueaty” Basile v.s. Perrault There are many ways you can contrast short stories from their character, to the plot, theme’s, and setting. One of the easiest ways to contrast short stories is by focusing in on the plot of the story and the characters. For example, in the two versions of “Sleeping Beauty” written by Giambattista Basile and Charles Perrault. While Giambattista Basile version is more of an adult version of “Sleeping Beauty”, Charles Perrault does write a more child friendly version of the story. Because Basile chose to be more graphic in his writing it can be easy to contrast the plot of the story and the characters. For example, when later on in the story he starts talking about forced sexual intercourse. There are a couple of similarities in the plot and characters in both stories like the prince in Perrault’s story and the king in Basiles story, but there is more contrast. There are many differences between Perrault’s and Basile’s versions of “Sleeping Beauty”. Although both versions say that the king and prince went…

“Sleeping Beauty” renditions by Giambattista Basile and Charles Perrault over the years, there have been many ways in which the story was told about the original rendition of “Sleeping Beauty”, using the plot and character. With these different renditions written by Giambattista Basile and Charles Perrault, some aspects of this story are more graphic than others in Basile story. Basile expatiated about his love affairs, but failed to appeal to younger millennials in his edition “Sun, Moon, and…

her and the prince. Whether that opposition is a magical “Mistress of All Evil”(Sleeping Beauty) or if it is the mother of the prince, or even the king’s wife, all of them challenge and threaten the safety of “Sleeping Beauty.” As love conquers all “Sleeping Beauty” and the prince always overcome their troubles and true love conquers all. Another, maybe less noticeable moral is that you need to have courage and to be willing to go through trials to have true love. As always, the prince has to…

For centuries, the story of “Sleeping Beauty” have been told in multiple variations and have evolved over many generations; it is recognized all around the world. The plotline is as follows: the girl or princess is cursed by an evil source to fall into deep slumber, and is only awoken through true love’s kiss, which is usually performed by a prince. Every rendition of the fairy tale delineates a male adopting the savior role and the vulnerable female in need of saving. All the versions I’m…

princess reveal the evolution of women’s role from child bearing duties to love and female independence. Nevertheless, while Darton focuses primarily on stories passed on by oral tradition, I argue that it is also necessary to examine tales in other forms, such as written literature and recorded films. By examining these versions of Sleeping Beauty, I will reveal the complex and fluid development of women’s role in Western history. Tracing back to the 16th century, one of the earliest oral…

Fairy tales live in the minds of their narrators and the audience, evolving slightly each time they are told. The same tales told six hundred years ago still lives in the minds of people after their authors have been long forgotten. Fairy tales hold a unique magic that allows them to grow, and to change, becoming fresh and relevant new generations. During the time the tales of the Grimm Brothers were created, people lived in fear of magic and witches. While Pentamerone, by the poet Giambattista…

Who are Brothers Grimm? Brothers Grimm were two brothers who were known for writing fairy tales in Germany in the 1800’s. These brothers created long lasting fairy tales that are even told today in ways such as movie versions for kids as well as books. The Grimm brothers have written hundreds of fairy tales, which include two specific ones that will be discussed in this paper: Little Red Cap and Cinderella. Little Red Cap is a story of a little girl who has to deliver goods to her grandmother…

Maleficent: changing points of view An adaptation is a retelling of an original text. However, as stated by Linda Hutcheon in her A Theory of Adaptation, the final product (the adaptation) is an entirely autonomous derivation, and its aim is to either keep a story alive, or tell the story in a different way (2006: 9). As most fairy tales, Sleeping Beauty is a straightforward example of reinterpreting a story in order for it to never die. This classic tale has been the source of inspiration for…

In the book “Victorian Transformations: Fairy Tales, Adolescence and the novel of female development” several critics have seen Jane Eyre as a rewriting story of the Cinderella and the beginning of the book especially supports this view. To begin with, Robert K. Martin believes that the Cinderella’s theme is especially apparent in the first chapters of the novel, "as Jane Eyre emphasizes her own position as abandoned child, with evil aunt and two [sic] evil cousins, whose parentage is…

Cinderella is perhaps one of the most famous childhood fairy tale stories of all time. Over the years, numerous versions of the story have been recreated and have been told to children all over the world. The original story of Cinderella follows the life of a young girl who is mistreated by her step mother and stepsisters. With the help of her fairy godmother, Cinderella is transformed into a beautiful princess and goes to the ball to meet her prince. However, she has to leave the ball at…