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We recently had a brief discussion on /d/ regarding this well-known fairytale. Rape and cannibalism were among the things that were brought up, but I thought "hey, it's /d/".

Then I read the Wikipedia article and this: http://www.pitt.edu/~dash/type0333.html

Being familiar with only the modern version of the story, I was quite pleasantly surprised. So I thought I'd ask you literary anons for any book recommendations, thoughts, opinions, etc. you might have.

Pic related, it sparked the initial /d/iscussion.

>> No.2000660

I'm not sure what you're asking here. You want recommendations on other fairy tales with sexual subtext?

>> No.2000674

>>2000660
Yes, and any books that deal with fairy tales' origins, history, meaning, etc.

Apologies if I wasn't clear enough.

>> No.2000691

>>2000649

You're forgetting lots of incest.

>> No.2000706

>>2000691
Huh? Incest in Little Red Riding Hood?

>> No.2000802

>>2000706
There was some riding hood grandma weirdness if I remember correctly.

>> No.2000803
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>> No.2000805

You'll want to check out Angela Carter, in particular 'The Bloody Chamber' which is essentially a bunch of well-written, often sexualised, fairytales.

Do not bother if you cannot read something with a feminist perspective.

>> No.2001424

>>2000805
Sounds good, I'll check it out. Thanks.

>>2000803
That seems really interesting too, but I've also found another one called "Trials and Tribulations of Little Red Riding Hood" by Jack Zipes, and I'm split between the two.

>> No.2001429

well, vampire stories are all about the loss of sexual innocence, so there's that.

>> No.2001431

>>2001429
I thought modern vampire stories were about the threat of the other, especially in an erotic sense

>> No.2001451

>>2001429
>>2001431
I've read Stoker's Dracula, so I'm covered. I'm not really interested in modern vampire fiction. Unless you know any modern vampire stories that aren't girly crap, that is.