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PublisherPrinceton University Press

ISBN-100691127832

ISBN-139780691127835

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Number of Pages264 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameSecrets Beyond the Door : the Story of Bluebeard and His Wives

Publication Year2006

SubjectSubjects & Themes / Women, Children's & Young Adult Literature, Folklore & Mythology, General, Film / History & Criticism

TypeTextbook

AuthorMaria M. Tatar

Subject AreaLiterary Criticism, Performing Arts, Social Science

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Reviews" Secrets beyond the Door is full of transmutations and sublimations. Harvard professor Maria Tatar . . . returns with a scintillating account of what generations of high and low culture have done to the Bluebeard folktale." ---John Leonard, Harper's, In this fine book, which both scholars and ordinary readers enjoy, as I did, [Tatar] casts her net wide. She reprints several versions of 'Bluebeard,' and discusses not only these tales and their many variants, but also the reappearance of the story in fiction, film, opera, and poetry. ---Alison Lurie, The American Scholar, "A respected critic of fairy tales, Tatar takes on Bluebeard and the result is a deeply resonant, fascinating study of intertextuality. . . . [S]he persuasively demonstrates how the Bluebeard tale shifts its shape century by century, revealing the secret anxieties of the age regarding sexuality, coming of age, romance, marriage, and marital discord." -- Choice, "In this fine book, which both scholars and ordinary readers enjoy, as I did, [Tatar] casts her net wide. She reprints several versions of 'Bluebeard,' and discusses not only these tales and their many variants, but also the reappearance of the story in fiction, film, opera, and poetry."-- Alison Lurie, The American Scholar, Secrets beyond the Dooris full of transmutations and sublimations. Harvard professor Maria Tatar . . . returns with a scintillating account of what generations of high and low culture have done to the Bluebeard folktale. -- John Leonard, Harper's, A book that unlocks the reasons of transgression in the chambers of the mind. -- Alex Moore, Foreword Magazine, Secrets beyond the Door is full of transmutations and sublimations. Harvard professor Maria Tatar . . . returns with a scintillating account of what generations of high and low culture have done to the Bluebeard folktale., "Learned. Readable. Entertaining. This is a fascinating exploration of a story that in one sense never changes, but at the same time is always changing, illuminating shifting cultural attitudes about marriage, secrecy, enterprising women and withheld men. Tatar has produced a vivid kaleidoscope of curious women and the mistrust they arouse." --Nina Auerbach, University of Pennsylvania, A respected critic of fairy tales, Tatar takes on Bluebeard and the result is a deeply resonant, fascinating study of intertextuality. . . . [S]he persuasively demonstrates how the Bluebeard tale shifts its shape century by century, revealing the secret anxieties of the age regarding sexuality, coming of age, romance, marriage, and marital discord. -- Choice, In this fine book, which both scholars and ordinary readers enjoy, as I did, [Tatar] casts her net wide. She reprints several versions of 'Bluebeard,' and discusses not only these tales and their many variants, but also the reappearance of the story in fiction, film, opera, and poetry., Secrets beyond the Door is full of transmutations and sublimations. Harvard professor Maria Tatar . . . returns with a scintillating account of what generations of high and low culture have done to the Bluebeard folktale. -- John Leonard, Harper's, In this fine book, which both scholars and ordinary readers enjoy, as I did, [Tatar] casts her net wide. She reprints several versions of 'Bluebeard,' and discusses not only these tales and their many variants, but also the reappearance of the story in fiction, film, opera, and poetry. -- Alison Lurie, The American Scholar, "A respected critic of fairy tales, Tatar takes on Bluebeard and the result is a deeply resonant, fascinating study of intertextuality. . . . [S]he persuasively demonstrates how the Bluebeard tale shifts its shape century by century, revealing the secret anxieties of the age regarding sexuality, coming of age, romance, marriage, and marital discord."-- Choice, "A book that unlocks the reasons of transgression in the chambers of the mind." --Alex Moore, Foreword Magazine, "In this fine book, which both scholars and ordinary readers enjoy, as I did, [Tatar] casts her net wide. She reprints several versions of 'Bluebeard,' and discusses not only these tales and their many variants, but also the reappearance of the story in fiction, film, opera, and poetry." ---Alison Lurie, The American Scholar, " Secrets beyond the Door is full of transmutations and sublimations. Harvard professor Maria Tatar . . . returns with a scintillating account of what generations of high and low culture have done to the Bluebeard folktale."-- John Leonard, Harper's, "A book that unlocks the reasons of transgression in the chambers of the mind." ---Alex Moore, Foreword Magazine, "A brisk, often breezy survey of one of the foundational stories of modern culture and its sexual mythologies. Tatar's book traces the changing, but still robust, reputation of Bluebeard's wife from its first wide dissemination in fairy tale and folklore to its later reworkings in literature, film, opera and cultural criticism. Tatar herself has been indefatigably curious in collecting various versions of the tale and in sighting otherwise almost invisible references to Bluebeard and his wife in contemporary literature." --Maria DiBattista, Princeton University, Secrets beyond the Door is full of transmutations and sublimations. Harvard professor Maria Tatar . . . returns with a scintillating account of what generations of high and low culture have done to the Bluebeard folktale. ---John Leonard, Harper's, "In this fine book, which both scholars and ordinary readers enjoy, as I did, [Tatar] casts her net wide. She reprints several versions of 'Bluebeard,' and discusses not only these tales and their many variants, but also the reappearance of the story in fiction, film, opera, and poetry." --Alison Lurie, The American Scholar, A book that unlocks the reasons of transgression in the chambers of the mind. ---Alex Moore, Foreword Magazine, In this fine book, which both scholars and ordinary readers enjoy, as I did, [Tatar] casts her net wide. She reprints several versions of 'Bluebeard, ' and discusses not only these tales and their many variants, but also the reappearance of the story in fiction, film, opera, and poetry., "A book that unlocks the reasons of transgression in the chambers of the mind."-- Alex Moore, Foreword Magazine, A respected critic of fairy tales, Tatar takes on Bluebeard and the result is a deeply resonant, fascinating study of intertextuality. . . . [S]he persuasively demonstrates how the Bluebeard tale shifts its shape century by century, revealing the secret anxieties of the age regarding sexuality, coming of age, romance, marriage, and marital discord., " Secrets beyond the Door is full of transmutations and sublimations. Harvard professor Maria Tatar . . . returns with a scintillating account of what generations of high and low culture have done to the Bluebeard folktale." --John Leonard, Harper's

Dewey Edition22

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal809/.93351

Table Of ContentList of Illustrations xi INTRODUCTION 1 CHAPTER 1: The Attractions of "Bluebeard": The Origins and Fortunes of a Folktale 11 CHAPTER 2: "Have You ever really been afraid? . . . of a man'. . . of a house'. . . of yourself?": Charlotte BrontË's Jane Eyre, Daphne du Maurier's Rebecca, and Modern Gothics 67 CHAPTER 3: Investigative Pleasures: Bluebeard's Wife in Hollywood 89 CHAPTER 4: Rewriting "Bluebeard": Resisting the Cult of Death 108 CHAPTER 5: Monstrous Wives: Bluebeard as Criminal and Cultural Hero 132 CHAPTER 6: The Art of Murder: Bluebeard as Artist and Aesthete 152 EPILOGUE 169 APPENDIX Cultural Variants of "Bluebeard"175 Charles Perrault,"Bluebeard"175 Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm,"The Robber Bridegroom"179 Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm,"Fitcher's Bird"182 Joseph Jacobs,"Mr. Fox"185 Thomas Frederick Crane,"How the Devil Married Three Sisters"187 Peter Christen AsbjØrnsen and JØrgen Moe, "The Hen Is Tripping in the Mountain"190 Gaston Maugard,"The White Dove"194 Richard Chase,"Mr.Fox"198 Guy Wetmore Carryl, "How the Helpmate of Blue-Beard Made Free with a Door"202 Rose Terry Cooke,"Blue-Beard's Closet," 1861 205 Edna St. Vincent Millay, Untitled Bluebeard Sonnet207 Notes 209 Bibliography 225 Primary Literature 225 Secondary Literature 229 Films 239 Index 241

SynopsisThe tale of Bluebeard's Wife--the story of a young woman who discovers that her mysterious blue-bearded husband has murdered his former spouses--no longer squares with what most parents consider good bedtime reading for their children. But the story has remained alive for adults, allowing it to lead a rich subterranean existence in novels ranging from Jane Eyre to Lolita and in films as diverse as Hitchcock's Notorious and Jane Campion's The Piano. In this fascinating work, Maria Tatar analyzes the many forms the tale of Bluebeard's Wife has taken over time, particularly in Anglo-European popular culture. It documents the fortunes of Bluebeard, his wife, and their marriage in folklore, fiction, film, and opera, showing how others took the Bluebeard theme and revived it with their own signature twists. In some tales the wife is a deceiver; in others she is a clever investigator. Earlier ages denounced Bluebeard's wife for her "reckless curiosity" and for her "uncontrolled appetite"; our own times have turned her into something of a heroine, a woman who rescues herself--and often her marriage--through her detective work and psychological finesse.And as for Bluebeard?Once considered a one-dimensional brute, he has found renewed cultural energy both as a master criminal who kills in order to create a higher moral order and as an artist figure who must shield himself against intimacy to foster his creative powers. A brilliant account of how one classic fairy tale has been continually reincarnated, Secrets beyond the Door will appeal to both literary scholars and general readers., Analyzes the forms the tale of Bluebeard's Wife has taken over time, particularly in Anglo-European popular culture. This book documents the fortunes of Bluebeard, his wife, and their marriage in folklore, fiction, film, and opera. It is intended for both literary scholars and general readers., The tale of Bluebeard's Wife--the story of a young woman who discovers that her mysterious blue-bearded husband has murdered his former spouses--no longer squares with what most parents consider good bedtime reading for their children. But the story has remained alive for adults, allowing it to lead a rich subterranean existence in novels ranging from Jane Eyre to Lolita and in films as diverse as Hitchcock's Notorious and Jane Campion's The Piano . In this fascinating work, Maria Tatar analyzes the many forms the tale of Bluebeard's Wife has taken over time, particularly in Anglo-European popular culture. It documents the fortunes of Bluebeard, his wife, and their marriage in folklore, fiction, film, and opera, showing how others took the Bluebeard theme and revived it with their own signature twists. In some tales the wife is a deceiver; in others she is a clever investigator. Earlier ages denounced Bluebeard's wife for her "reckless curiosity" and for her "uncontrolled appetite"; our own times have turned her into something of a heroine, a woman who rescues herself--and often her marriage--through her detective work and psychological finesse. And as for Bluebeard? Once considered a one-dimensional brute, he has found renewed cultural energy both as a master criminal who kills in order to create a higher moral order and as an artist figure who must shield himself against intimacy to foster his creative powers. A brilliant account of how one classic fairy tale has been continually reincarnated, Secrets beyond the Door will appeal to both literary scholars and general readers.

LC Classification NumberGR75.B52.T38 2006