What's Old Is New

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Introduction

0:40 In which we wonder whether the adjective grim came from the Brothers Grimm, and chat about the dear brothers.

2:30 The fairy tales that we remember from childhood

3:45 Hansel and Gretel

5:04 Preview of our chat with Carolyn Turgeon

6:30 The Fairy Tales we read in preparation

Some other fairy tales we read:

• Hansel and Gretel
• Rapunzel
• Snow White
• The Table, the Ass, and the Stick
• Briar Rose
• Rumpelstiltskin
• The Three Brothers
• The Robber Bridegroom

11:10 Sex and violence in Fairy Tales and modern day film

12:55 The audience for Fairy Tales/Fairy Tales vs. Folklore

Chat with Carolyn Turgeon, author of Mermaid

18:05 Say ‘hi’ to Carolyn, everyone!

18:40 About Mermaid and Carolyn’s other books

22:35 Comparison of Godmother and Mermaid.

25:55 Why are Fairy Tales so resonant?

32:00 The mermaid vs. the princess in Mermaid

36:50 Carolyn’s next Fairy Tale-inspired project(s)

Fairy Tale-related books 

40:15 Mirror Mirror on the Wall edited by Kate Bernheimer

43:00 Christian Lacroix and the Tale of Sleeping Beauty by Camilla Morton

Images from Christian Lacroix, It Books 2011, used with permission

44:25 Mirror, Mirror by Gregory Maguire

45:40 Godmother by Carolyn Turgeon

47:00 The wrap-up

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