Found several books at the PCL yesterday, including a couple of children's books that re-tell the cupid/psyche or beauty/beast story. Also an analysis of a c&S in afganistan, a psychological analysis of the story, and that wonderful "how to be a good mother-in-law" pamphlet. I'll bring them on Friday.
Have been thinking about what is motivating me to explore this myth. I think the myth itself is interesting, but what's really behind this for me is interrogating how the ideas behind the myth work on us now. The fact that this is a story to which other stories can trace their lineage, to which we can trace certain tropes in our culture (the rich man with the trophy wife? The pageant queen? The jealous mother-in-law?) is what really gets me going. I think one of my hopes for this piece is that it will go beyond telling the C&S story, into somehow creating layers of story that comment on the story, talk back to it, unearth it.
Does that make sense? I think that's why the pop-culture aesthetic keeps resonating with me.
Was just thinking about that today as I was walking the dogs. Thinking about hopes for our final product.
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