Riquet with the Tuft: of Beauties and Beasts
Roots of Lore
English - February 20, 2019 23:24 - 1 hour - 114 MB - ★★★★★ - 123 ratingsHistory Society & Culture fairytale folklore story storytelling Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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What would you choose if you had to pick one: beauty or intelligence? In this episode of Roots of Lore, we're exploring two stories that test what qualities are most important in love: Riquet with the Tuft (of Charles Perrault and Catherine Bernard) and Beauty and the Beast (of Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont) plus taking it back to some lovers of mythology: Cupid and Psyche.
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