Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Find an entry in The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Folktales and Fairy Tales by Donald Haase that could be useful in a "Cinderella" research paper. Create a works cited page that includes each chosen entry. Write an annotated bibliography for the chosen entry.

"Cinderella" has been the subject of many kinds of creative works, and quite a few of them have entries in the Greenwood Encyclopedia. This answer includes both a traditional version, with several references and related annotations, and the idea of modern interpretations, both with several references and related annotations.
The Haase Encyclopedia's "Cinderella" entry begins on Volume 1, page 201. Other relevant entries include Cinderella Films; Cinderfella; and Disney, Walter. You might also consult “Changing Attitudes Toward Fairy Tales as Children’s Reading,” which mentions both the Brothers Grimm and Perrault.
Traditional: Charles Perrault
Charles Perrault created the most well-known version of this “tale type...ATU 510A” (Haase, vol. 1, p 201, emphasis in original). The French original was called Cendrillon.
Perrault, Charles. "Cinderella or the Little Glass Slipper." Full text, English. https://www.pitt.edu/~dash/perrault06.html
Bettleheim, Bruno. 1978. The Uses of Enchantment: The Meaning and Importance of Fairy Tales. New York: Knopf.

Bettleheim’s pioneering work provides a psychological, primarily Freudian interpretation of the tale as sibling rivalry.

Warner, Marina. 1994. From the Beast to the Blonde: On Fairy Tales to Their Tellers. New York: Vintage. https://books.google.com/books/about/From_the_Beast_to_the_Blonde.html?id=B8NO-T2lOqMC&source=kp_book_description

Marina Warner provides the cultural and social context, as well as psychological interpretation of content, in which Perrault produced his story.

Modern Interpretations: Alcott (19th century); Disney; general
Alcott, Louisa May. 1860 “A Modern Cinderella, or the Little Old Shoe.” Full text online. http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/3806
This version has been analyzed by Claude Safir.
Safir, Claude. “'A Modern Cinderella'” by Louisa May Alcott: Subverting the Original Folktale.” https://www.academia.edu/9727489/A_Modern_Cinderella

"Alcott’s rewriting of Cinderella is a form of parody. By acknowledging the reader’s expectations and knowledge of the original Perrault's tale she is able to subvert a number of stereotypes and/or to attribute a value to what otherwise would be taken for granted. The revision of folktales is a common practice among women writers."

Walt Disney. 1950. Cinderella. DisneyMovies. Official website. https://movies.disney.com/cinderella-1950

“In contrast to the Disney makes the step-sisters extremely ugly and dumb. They are dominated by Cinderella’s stepmother, who is given a demonic dimension compared to a happy, chubby fairy godmother” (Haase, vol. 1, p 203).

Orenstein, Peggy. 2006. “What’s Wrong with Cinderella?” New York Times Magazine, December 24. https://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/24/magazine/24princess.t.html

Feminist critic Peggy Orenstein contextualizes Cinderella among other recent interpretations.

In sum, Cinderella is a perennially popular and controversial story, which these resources can help you analyze.
https://books.google.com/books/about/The_Greenwood_Encyclopedia_of_Folktales.html?id=-sj5cJz0_OsC

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