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Beauty and the Beast—La Belle et la Bête English-French Parallel Text Edition

The book is designed for language learners and literature enthusiasts, offering a side-by-side comparison of the French and English versions of the famous story. It includes the original French text of 'La Belle et la Bête' and a corresponding English translation, allowing readers to study the language and compare the narrative styles of the two languages. more

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Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont
Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont

Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont was a French novelist renowned for her contributions to children's literature. Her most famous work, 'The Sleeping Beauty', has had a profound impact on children's literature. more

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“What I need is perspective. The illusion of depth, created by a frame, the arrangement of shapes on a flat surface. Perspective is necessary. Otherwise there are only two dimensions. Otherwise you live with your face squashed up against a wall, everything a huge foreground, of details, close-ups, hairs, the weave of the bedsheet, the molecules of the face. Your own skin like a map, a diagram of futility, criscrossed with tiny roads that lead nowhere. Otherwise you live in the moment. Which is not where I want to be.”

“Myths, whether in written or visual form, serve a vital role of asking unanswerable questions and providing unquestionable answers. Most of us, most of the time, have a low tolerance for ambiguity and uncertainty. We want to reduce the cognitive dissonance of not knowing by filling the gaps with answers. Traditionally, religious myths have served that role, but today — the age of science — science fiction is our mythology.”

“Still, I look down, and the grass is so green, I cannot understand how it does not wither and die with sorrow. But against the emerald carpet, the warriors make war, and it is like a dance, almost beautiful, always macabre. The noise brings me back, the fearsome noise of swords striking swords, a metallic clanging that rings in my ears, echoing and echoing the fearsome din of men screaming and crying as they meet the sharp ends of blades.”