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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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Episode 3: Beauty and the Beast (Lang's Blue Fairy Book)
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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.
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Episode 2: La Belle et la Bête (Beaumont)
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There's a reason most sources point to this adaptation as the "original" Beauty and the Beast, even though Villeneuve's came first.
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Episode 1: La Belle et la Bête (Villeneuve)
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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.By The Last Petal Podcast
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