Study 152 - Beauty and the Beast
We're discussing the most popular version of Beauty and the Beast by Jeanne-Marie LePrince de Beaumont from 1756, which was adapted from the longer 1740 novelette by Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve!
Special thanks to reader Heather Klinke!
A History of Beauty and the Beast from Pook Press
The poets: Taylor Swift and Die Antwoord
Non-Fifer musical selections: Carnival of the Animals: VII. Aquarium and XIII. The Swan by Camille Saint-Saëns; Nocturne in C-Sharp Minor by Frédéric Chopin