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Journal of American Folklore 117.464 (2004) 235-236 // --> [Access article in PDF] The Owl, the Raven, and the Dove: The Religious Meaning of the Grimms' Magic Fairy Tales. By G. Ronald Murphy, S.J. (New York: Oxford University Press, 2002. Pp. xi+183, bibliography, illustrations, appendices.) Once upon a cocktail party in Rochester, New York, I had the pleasure of meeting Dr. Stephen Knight of the University of Wales. Because it [End Page 235] was shortly after the publication of his study on the legend of Robin Hood, our conversation naturally turned in that direction. He told me that the subtitle of his text, A Complete Study of the English Outlaw, was chosen by the publisher and that he was somewhat mortified that such a claim should have been made in his name. Perhaps the same may be said of G. Ronald Murphy's The Owl, the Raven, and the Dove: The Religious Meaning of the Grimms' Magic Fairy Tales, because the text's subtitle is both misleading and limiting. Murphy's scholarship is all embracing and rigorous. His examination includes the insights of fairy tale scholars and does not disprove alternate readings of the Grimms' work in order to support his own claims; nor is his study directed only at religious symbolism and sentiment in the fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm. Rather, Murphy uses contributions to fairy tale studies as a support for his comprehensive, well-argued, and painstakingly researched analysis.
Though rare, there are moments of analysis in this book that require a leap of faith (for example, the prophetic frog in "Sleeping Beauty" is actually the prince who awakens the sleeping damsel). But here the reader is both assured and reassured; we are assured that Wilhelm Grimm himself took a leap of faith when reworking the tales and highlighting their particular literary, cultural, and Christian elements, and we are reassured by Murphy's outstanding scholarship. His text is lively, careful, insightful, thoughtful, and provocative—...
Written by British freelance writer Dani Cavallaro, The Fairy Tale and Anime: Traditional Themes, Images, and Symbols at Play on Screen is an impressive book examining the fairy-tale traditions of sixteen select anime titles. As its subtitle states, Cavallaro's analysis focuses on fairy-tale themes, images, and symbols that appear in recent productions of anime from Japan. What distinguishes The Fairy Tale and Anime from other books on the same topic of Japanese popular culture is Cavallaro's unique perspective of "Japanese aesthetics and cultural history," as she reveals subtle images and symbols that are not necessarily discernible to those who are unfamiliar with Japanese culture. It is quite enjoyable to read the discussion about how some elements of classic Japanese myths and legends (e.g., the Snow Bride, the Princess Kaguya) overlap with the anime plot or how certain scholarly discussions of Faerie, or "the realm or state in which fairies have their being" (7), help us find hidden fairy-tale motifs within the plot. Cavallaro's other books on anime, such as The Art of Studio Gainax (2009), Anime Intersections (2007), and The Anime Art of Hayao Miyazaki (2006), demonstrate her immense knowledge of the animated medium in Japan. This book, The Fairy Tale and Anime, seems to cement her reputation as an anime aficionado and scholar.
WesternValeska Grisebach, Germany and Bulgaria, 2017, 119mGerman and Bulgarian with English subtitlesGerman director Valeska Grisebach uses the Western as a template with which to draw out eternal human conflicts in this supremely intelligent genre update, her first feature in a decade. In remote rural Bulgaria, a group of German workers are building a water facility. Meinhard (Meinhard Neumann), the reserved newbie in this all-male company, immediately draws the ire of the boorish team leader, not least for his willingness to mingle with the wary locals. Cast with utterly convincing nonprofessional actors, Western is a gripping culture-clash drama, attuned both to old codes of masculinity and new forms of colonialism. An NYFF55 selection. A Cinema Guild release.
The Conflict, a bestseller in France and Britain that's finally coming to Canada in April, is a fast and furious read, and, a warning, it might make you furious, too. With the subtitle How Modern Motherhood Under-mines the Status of Women, you can imagine why.
This is a scathing, controversial and brilliant piece of writing about how moms have effectively regressed as women in their efforts to do every-thing the so-called "natural" way, be it drug-free deliveries, co-sleeping or on-demand breastfeeding.
"The child goes through the full-time mother like a dye through water," she writes. "There is no part of her that remains uncoloured. The child's triumphs and losses are her triumphs and losses. The child's beauty is her beauty, as is the child's unacceptability." 781b155fdc