tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3377586.post6400063836284738896..comments2024-03-27T02:13:13.079-04:00Comments on Original Content: Cinderella Is All Over The PlaceGail Gauthierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01673131515563387968noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3377586.post-49772477123116147672007-03-06T10:36:00.000-05:002007-03-06T10:36:00.000-05:00Oh, thank God. I've always harbored a great deal ...Oh, thank God. I've always harbored a great deal of discomfort when it comes to "The Egyptian Cinderella" ever since I had to look at it in graduate school. She's frigging blond. And how many blond Egyptians were there, exactly? I have great respect for Climo when it comes to worldwide Cinderella tales, but illustrator Ruth Heller's gots some 'splaining to do.fusenumber8https://www.blogger.com/profile/16216979020263363698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3377586.post-19981950959580827802007-03-05T08:07:00.000-05:002007-03-05T08:07:00.000-05:00Monica--I did see that review. I had noticed the f...Monica--I did see that review. I had noticed the fairness of the Cinderella figure in the Climo/Heller version and did think it was odd, but I thought maybe I was thinking in stereotypes, myself, since the character was supposed to come from Greece. After reading the review, I decided I should address it.<BR/><BR/><B>The Egyptian Cinderella</B> being such an old book, I never expected to get much of a response to this post. This is great.Gail Gauthierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01673131515563387968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3377586.post-21202268877348030662007-03-05T04:50:00.000-05:002007-03-05T04:50:00.000-05:00While I too enjoy the Cinderellas from other cultu...While I too enjoy the Cinderellas from other cultures, I recommend caution as windows into other cultures. I've been studying, teaching, speaking, and writing about Cinderella for around twenty years and just finished this year's unit with my students. <BR/><BR/>Roxanne/fairrosa and I teach a graduate online course for Rutgers on fairy tales and center one unit on Cinderella. She takes on Yeh Shen (as she is from Taiwan) and I take on Mufaro's Beautiful Daughter (because of my Sierra Leone experience). Both are very problematic in this regard.<BR/><BR/>If you can track it down, you might want to look at Jack Zipes' New York Times review of The Egyptian Cinderella where he addresses the race issue therein (which, indeed, was done by the illustrator as it is not in the original story). <BR/><BR/>There are many, many books on Cinderella, but one very accessible one is one by Judy Sierra (a collection of tales and some essays --- can't remember the exact title and too lazy to go look this early).<BR/><BR/>Sorry to go on, but this is a topic I know about!Monica Edingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03924540264341924291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3377586.post-18822255965009937402007-03-04T22:12:00.000-05:002007-03-04T22:12:00.000-05:00I like Yeh Shen, a Chinese version illustrated by ...I like <A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/Yeh-Shen-Paperstar-Book-Ai-Ling-Louie/dp/0698113888ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/002-2785462-2533646?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1173063965&sr=1-1" REL="nofollow">Yeh Shen</A>, a Chinese version illustrated by the amazing Ed Young. The "also bought" info on its Amazon page leads to Caribbean and Algonquin versions, too.grrlpuphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09755649595417118072noreply@blogger.com