White Rose of Avalon

Fairytales

  • Sleeping Beauty: A Poem

    For today’s post, I have decided to share a poem about my favorite faerytale. Sleeping Beauty by Maranda Wabik Aurora, Goddess of the Dawn Briar Rose, Beauty that makes men Fawn  Sleeping Beauty, Tale told millions of times Sometimes via elaborate rhymes Phillip, Prince who slayed the Enchanted Dragon Their Love was True Maleficent, Magnificent…

  • Why Each of My 5 Favorite Faerytales Appeal to Me

    For today’s post, I have decided to do an analysis of why my favorite fairytales appeal to me personally!   I will be going over my five favorites Sleeping Beauty, Snow White, Beauty and the Beast, Rapunzel, and The Little Mermaid.   My first two favorite fairytales have long been my favorites, not to change…

  • Beauty & the Beast: A Poem

    As a bonus continuation of Love Week, I have decided to share a romantic poem about Beauty and the Beast and finding true love in our lives! Beauty & the Beast by Maranda Wabik Beauty meets Beast Feminine meets Masculine Yin meets Yang Lover meets Lover Heart meets Heart Soul meets Soul Dig deeper Seek…

  • Beauty & the Beast in Pop Culture

    For the final day of Beauty & the Beast Week, I have decided to discuss Beauty & the Beast in pop culture.   Yesterday, I went over why I believe this type of tale has had such enduring appeal over the centuries.   Today, I want to get into different ways this type of tale…

  • The Appeal of Beauty & the Beast as a Tale Type

    For day six of Beauty & the Beast Week, I have decided to focus on the appeal of Beauty and the Beast as a tale type.   In my opinion, this type of tale’s appeal is rooted in our emotional lives.    It is rooted in our own desires for love and romance, which is…

  • Hades and Persephone & Eros and Psyche: Death and the Maiden & Beauty and the Beast ~An In-Depth Comparison~

    For day five of Beauty & the Beast Week, I have decided to focus on the connection between the Greek myth of Hades and Persephone and the myth of Eros and Psyche.   Just as Eros and Psyche is one of the origins to Beauty and the Beast, Hades and Persephone is the one of…

  • The Connection Between Death and the Maiden & Beauty and the Beast

    For day four of Beauty & the Beast Week, I have decided to discuss the connection between Beauty and the Beast tales and the Death and the Maiden motif.   Regular readers of my blog will know that I have long adored the artistic and literary motif known as Death and the Maiden.   This…

  • Belle: Heroine of Beauty and the Beast

    For day three of Beauty & the Beast Week, which is also Femme Fatale Friday, I have decided to focus on Belle as the heroine of Beauty and the Beast.   Belle is a young woman whose defining feature begins with her beauty.   However, that is not the only thing that makes her special. …

  • Eros & Psyche: Greek Mythic Origins of Beauty & the Beast

    For day two of Beauty & the Beast Week, I have decided to focus on the connection between Beauty and the Beast and the Greek myth of Eros and Psyche.   So, yesterday I went over the most commonly told versions of the original tale, those born out of France in the 18th century.  …

  • Beauty and the Beast, The Classical Faerytale

    For day one of Beauty & the Beast Week, I have decided to start with the classical fairytale interpretation of the tale.   The original fairytale of Beauty and the Beast was famously recorded by two different French fairytale authors.   It is often viewed as the most French of all fairytales, famously having never…