The Beast within: animalization in Angela Carter’s revision of Little Red Riding Hood
Abstract: “Little Red Riding Hood”, considered a cautionary tale, deals with female sexuality, and the concepts of morality and the forbidden. This article investigates the gendered revision of “Little Red Riding Hood” in Angela Carter’s “The Company of Wolves” (1979) with a particular focus on the...
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| description | Abstract: “Little Red Riding Hood”, considered a cautionary tale, deals with female sexuality, and the concepts of morality and the forbidden. This article investigates the gendered revision of “Little Red Riding Hood” in Angela Carter’s “The Company of Wolves” (1979) with a particular focus on the subversive strategy of animalization and its connection with corporeity and “the beast within.” It departs from a textual analysis of Carter’s story and the theories of Kristeva, Braidotti, and Butler in order to explore the extent to which the tale (de)constructs the notions of female sexuality and offers different models for individual and cultural regeneration.
Título en español: “La bestia interior: animalización en la revisión de “Caperucita Roja” de Angela Carter”.
Resumen: “Caperucita Roja”, clasificado como relato aleccionador, está relacionado con la sexualidad femenina y los conceptos de “lo moral” y “lo prohibido.” El presente artículo pretende analizar la versión de “Caperucita Roja” escrita por Angela Carter: “The Company of Wolves” (1979), centrándose sobre todo en la estrategia subversiva de la animalización y su conexión con la corporalidad y “la bestia interior.” Partiendo del análisis textual del relato y las teorías de Kristeva, Braidotti, y Butler se explorará hasta qué punto esta versión ofrece una nueva (de)construcción de los conceptos de la sexualidad femenina y de la identidad de género. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-eebe6fc85d904ac389a8a1c37800d9342022-12-22T01:18:38ZengUniversidad de AlmeriaOdisea1578-38202174-16112017-03-0101518920310.25115/odisea.v0i15.283255The Beast within: animalization in Angela Carter’s revision of Little Red Riding HoodKatarzyna WielgusAbstract: “Little Red Riding Hood”, considered a cautionary tale, deals with female sexuality, and the concepts of morality and the forbidden. This article investigates the gendered revision of “Little Red Riding Hood” in Angela Carter’s “The Company of Wolves” (1979) with a particular focus on the subversive strategy of animalization and its connection with corporeity and “the beast within.” It departs from a textual analysis of Carter’s story and the theories of Kristeva, Braidotti, and Butler in order to explore the extent to which the tale (de)constructs the notions of female sexuality and offers different models for individual and cultural regeneration. Título en español: “La bestia interior: animalización en la revisión de “Caperucita Roja” de Angela Carter”. Resumen: “Caperucita Roja”, clasificado como relato aleccionador, está relacionado con la sexualidad femenina y los conceptos de “lo moral” y “lo prohibido.” El presente artículo pretende analizar la versión de “Caperucita Roja” escrita por Angela Carter: “The Company of Wolves” (1979), centrándose sobre todo en la estrategia subversiva de la animalización y su conexión con la corporalidad y “la bestia interior.” Partiendo del análisis textual del relato y las teorías de Kristeva, Braidotti, y Butler se explorará hasta qué punto esta versión ofrece una nueva (de)construcción de los conceptos de la sexualidad femenina y de la identidad de género.http://ojs.ual.es/ojs/index.php/ODISEA/article/view/283(post)modern fairy taleslittle red riding hoodfemale bodyanimalizationangela cartercuentos de hadas (post)modernoscaperucita rojacuerpo femeninoanimalizaciónangela carter |
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| title | The Beast within: animalization in Angela Carter’s revision of Little Red Riding Hood |
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| title_sort | beast within animalization in angela carter s revision of little red riding hood |
| topic | (post)modern fairy tales little red riding hood female body animalization angela carter cuentos de hadas (post)modernos caperucita roja cuerpo femenino animalización angela carter |
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