Download or read book From the Beast to the Blonde written by Marina Warner and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. This book was released on 1996-09-30 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this landmark study of the history and meaning of fairy tales, the celebrated cultural critic Marina Warner looks at storytelling in art and legend-from the prophesying enchantress who lures men to a false paradise, to jolly Mother Goose with her masqueraders in the real world. Why are storytellers so often women, and how does that affect the status of fairy tales? Are they a source of wisdom or a misleading temptation to indulge in romancing?