Cyanophobia : Bluebeard from Perrault to Ben Jelloun Cover Image

Cyjanofobia: Sinobrody od Perraulta do Ben Jellouna
Cyanophobia : Bluebeard from Perrault to Ben Jelloun

Author(s): Ewa Kalinowska
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Studies of Literature, French Literature
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
Keywords: fear; color blue; Bluebeard; Perrault, France; Ben Jelloun

Summary/Abstract: The story of Bluebeard belongs to the fairy tales written by Perrault, which in later times have seen almost countless travesties – in literature, film, opera and others. This article attempts to make a comparative analysis of three French-language literary versions of Bluebeard – from the early classics (Charles Perrault), through the classics of the turn of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries (Anatole France), to modern times (Tahar Ben Jelloun). The reasons for the fear present in the story have changed over the centuries, from fear for one’s own life to fears related to the disturbance of the social order.

  • Issue Year: 2/2022
  • Issue No: 17
  • Page Range: 217-230
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Polish