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The evolution of the Beauty and the Beast fairytale, one adaptation at a time. Sam (they/them) and Lindsay (they/them) break down each version and track the common elements.

Episodes

  1. 05/05/2021

    Episode 3: Beauty and the Beast (Lang's Blue Fairy Book)

    We're on to the first English version of the Beauty and the Beast fairytale! Distinguishing features: naïve Beauty, stage-stealing Dream Prince, small instances of simple magic, and a surprisingly-subverted ending.

    55 min

  2. 04/18/2021

    Episode 2: La Belle et la Bête (Beaumont)

    There's a reason most sources point to this adaptation as the "original" Beauty and the Beast, even though Villeneuve's came first.

    49 min
  3. Episode 1: La Belle et la Bête (Villeneuve)

    03/31/2021

    Episode 1: La Belle et la Bête (Villeneuve)

    We start with the very first published version of Beauty and the Beast: Madame Barbot de Villeneuve's French La Belle et la Bête, from 1740.

    50 min
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The evolution of the Beauty and the Beast fairytale, one adaptation at a time. Sam (they/them) and Lindsay (they/them) break down each version and track the common elements.

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    The Last Petal Podcast
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