Mysterious Little Red Riding Hood: Three Hundred Years of Evolution of a Fairy Tale

Author: (USA) Catherine O'Randall
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Publish Date: 2006-10-01
Features: A seemingly simple fairy tale, why does it attract the interest of writers, artists, psychologists, folklorists, feminists, advertisers, and many others, and is constantly adapted and recreated in various media? This book is filled with interesting historical anecdotes. Through insightful analysis and deconstruction, it reveals all the secrets hidden beneath the red hood.
The story begins in 1697 when a little girl wearing a red hooded cloak meets a wolf in the forest. From then on, she transforms into different roles across various eras: she is the protected and instructed innocent girl; she has also seduced the big bad wolf; she becomes a dazzling dancer at Hollywood nightclubs; she applies Maybelline lipstick, sprays Chanel No. 5 perfume, drives a red convertible, and flirts everywhere; she even draws weapons to eliminate those who threaten her, with no hesitation in her acting skills. She is always the versatile leading lady in people's minds—the Little Red Riding Hood.
A seemingly simple fairy tale, why does it attract the interest of writers, artists, psychologists, folklorists, feminists, advertisers, and many others, and is constantly adapted and recreated in various media? This book is filled with interesting historical anecdotes. Through insightful analysis and deconstruction, it reveals all the secrets hidden beneath the red hood.