The Meanings of "Beauty and the Beast"

A Handbook
Using Beaumont's classic story as a touchstone, this work shows how Beauty and the Beast takes on many different meanings as it is analysed by psychologists, illustrated in picture books, adapted to the screen, and rewritten by contemporary writers.
Using Beaumont’s classic story as a touchstone, this work shows how “Beauty and the Beast” takes on different meanings as it is analyzed by psychologists, illustrated in picture books, adapted to the screen, and rewritten by contemporary writers.

The Meanings of “Beauty and the Beast” provides expert commentary on the tale and on representative critical approaches and contemporary adaptations. This book also includes a variety of original source materials and twenty-three colour illustrations.

The Meanings of “Beauty and the Beast” is for any reader who wishes to explore this classic, endlessly rich fairy tale.

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