![]() ![]() ![]() Barbot De Villeneuve emphasized the ideal reality in which women could choose whom to marry and whether to stay in an unpleasant or frightening situation. Whereas the original version of the tale focused on the Beast’s transformation and had much to say about the status of women (specifically how few choices and rights they were afforded in regards to marriage), Leprince de Beaumont’s adaptation didn’t question societal norms, and rather than centering on the Beast’s curse, her version was a moral story for young women. At the time, Leprince de Beaumont was working as a governess in England and was influenced by the lifestyle of the well-to-do. In 1756, 16 years after Barbot De Villeneuve first published Beauty and the Beast, Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont abridged the story and published it in a magazine geared toward young ladies of the upper class. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |